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Meanings of noble act in English

Noble action.

Usage of noble act in English
1
But Constantine showed little inclination to perform this noble act of self-effacement.
Greece and the Allies, 1914-1922
2
As I said, 'tis a noble act, but what can I do?
The Hunters of the Hills
3
Every good and noble act ennobles the character in proportion to its worth.
The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments
4
A noble act by Mr Sasaki to help his grieving neighbours.
The Irish Times
5
Your risk is the greater, but it is a noble act.
A Voyage with Captain Dynamite
6
But if you do, you will have done a brave and noble act.
A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls
7
But for your noble act our lives would be, indeed, desolate.
Georgina of the Rainbows
8
Was it that her noble act was construed as further evidence of weakness?
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction
9
They all said, in chorus, that it would be a great and noble act.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters
10
No one who performed noble act took credit for it.
The Deeds of God Through the Franks
11
You will die a good man, doing a noble act.
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridi...
12
It is a noble act, and one worthy of a high-born gentleman like yourself!
The Champdoce Mystery
13
Think of it as a noble act of self-sacrifice.
The Information Officer
14
In any noble act I'll wade chin-deep with you.
The Noble Spanish Soldier
15
He could, by the same rule, have been inspired to a noble act of self-sacrifice.
America, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat
16
Don't you see, you'd be doing a noble act?
The Rains Came
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