How to Use ethos in a Sentence

ethos

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  • They are working to keep a democratic ethos alive in the community.
  • The company made environmental awareness part of its business ethos.
  • That ethos has served the band well in more ways than one.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • The doubling of the central cast is a big part of this ethos.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The ethos again smacks of Wright—the home as an outgrowth of the land.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The no-meat ethos is only part of the changes at the famed restaurant.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2021
  • Knoxville sums up the new film’s ethos in one pithy and very true line.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
  • To not push for it would simply go against their ethos.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020
  • As in: pay attention to the clothes, not the hype, as the new ethos.
    — Noah Johnson, GQ, 27 June 2018
  • So many of his songs are in the ethos of what country music is.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023
  • The brand sells makeup and skincare that fall in line with this ethos.
    — Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But the moves of the workout itself belie this prim ethos.
    — Danielle Friedman, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The months and years to come only reinforced this ethos.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 10 June 2019
  • That was very much the ethos and the drive to create 50m.
    — Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Feb. 2021
  • The project proved to be a springboard for his career and still guides his ethos today.
    — CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The marque sees the interchange of ideas as pivotal to its ethos.
    — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The movement failed, but its ethos still pervades the islands.
    — Kevin Sieff, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Don’t expect that over-the-top ethos to end any time soon.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2021
  • But Gray still holds tightly to the ethos that drew them all in to begin with.
    — Aamina Khan, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2019
  • The couple have already managed to pass on their ethos.
    — Alex Bhattacharji, Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2022
  • My ethos was to be a proverbial sledgehammer to the door that people have to knock on.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The singer-songwriter is coy about whether that same ethos might translate to a cameo on the show.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2020
  • That’s been the ethos of these Rams all along, to zig when others zag.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • That ethos is what this Swedish brand designs its clothes around.
    — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • For O'Neill, these values are at the core of her brand ethos.
    — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 26 Jan. 2021
  • What has been your personal style ethos in this very strange past year?
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Mar. 2021
  • At the forefront of all the changes will be Six Senses' unique ethos.
    — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2021
  • That brand, and ethos, may start gaining steam in this Olympic year.
    — Ray Glier, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Art is, among other things, a reflection of the ethos of its time.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 29 June 2021
  • Simple and cheap to make, the dish at times has seemed to embody the city’s own working class ethos.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2019

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