Idiom
better angels
Meaning
Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We should listen to our better angels and be kind.”
“Even during the heated argument, he tried to appeal to his opponent's better angels to find a peaceful solution.”
“In the face of such deep division, the leader urged the citizens to set aside their anger and appeal to their better angels for the sake of the country.”
Examples
simple
“We should listen to our better angels and be kind.”
contextual
“Even during the heated argument, he tried to appeal to his opponent's better angels to find a peaceful solution.”
complex
“In the face of such deep division, the leader urged the citizens to set aside their anger and appeal to their better angels for the sake of the country.”
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