How to Use tenet in a Sentence
tenet
noun
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Refusal to wear a mask is not a tenet of the Christian faith.
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NBC News,
27 Aug. 2021
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That’s a step too far for most tenets cramped in Trump’s new small-tent GOP.
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Matt Laslo,
WIRED,
13 Oct. 2023
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And like any good plot line, a central tenet to the story.
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Brian Wacker,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Nov. 2024
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Most scientists still agree with many of the tenets of this.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Nov. 2024
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One of the main tenets of your sign, Libra, is balance.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
Women's Health,
31 July 2023
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Since 2020, Musk has embraced many of the online right’s core tenets.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
21 Mar. 2023
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One of the core tenets of power dining, of course, is control, which omakase has in spades.
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Caroline Hatchett,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2024
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That tenet remains central to the next leg of her journey.
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Noor Lobad,
WWD,
30 July 2024
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But, in short, his system comes down a few basic tenets.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas News,
9 May 2023
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And these tenets have fueled Ms. Foundation's work for the last 50 years.
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Town & Country,
18 May 2023
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And not to get too woo-woo, but that’s a tenet of capitalism [laughs].
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2021
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Tracing the flow of Khmer art throughout the region has been a central tenet of his work.
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Jennifer Lu,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2021
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For many men, this was already the basic tenet of dressing.
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Alex Apatoff,
Peoplemag,
9 May 2024
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Once that central tenet had been introduced, the next step was to build it from there.
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Diego Ramos Bechara,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2024
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The goal from the get-go was never to create a one-to-one recreation, so what was that driving tenet?
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Diego Ramos Bechara,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2024
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For most business leaders, this tenet is not the problem.
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Esther Choy,
Forbes,
17 Apr. 2022
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At the end of the day, the most important tenet of a healthy, clean lifestyle is sharing with others.
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Outside Online,
4 Apr. 2022
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But for products like tires, that tenet doesn’t always hold.
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Michael Grabell,
ProPublica,
3 May 2023
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All of which brings us to the last and most important tenet of Ghetto Gastro: Pay up.
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Jason Parham,
Wired,
16 Sep. 2020
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Another tenet of the SFA shorts menu is to infuse the dinner with a touch of whimsy.
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Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Apr. 2022
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And that’s the thing with the tweet and video: Apple owns and created the app store, which will likely be a tenet of any defense.
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Lucinda Shen,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2020
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The first tenet is the imperative of a strong, stable Russian state.
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Maria Snegovaya,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Nov. 2023
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Leopard print is another key tenet of the 'mob wife' style.
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Yola Mzizi,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2024
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For Mulligan, truth has long been a tenet of her career.
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Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2021
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After all, many of us didn’t learn the tenets of money management in school.
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Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2024
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Early on in the run of Noma, foraging was a core tenet of the restaurant that helped define it in the food world.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
29 June 2021
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One of the major economic tenets of his plan isn’t working at all right now.
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Matt Viser and Meryl Kornfield,
Anchorage Daily News,
10 Sep. 2023
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One tenet of the Fairview City Schools’ vision is to learn differently.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
24 Feb. 2021
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These are the key tenets of friendship, regardless of gender.
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Allie Volpe,
Vox,
2 Dec. 2024
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The Lions ignore past tenets to kick the ball on fourth down – either punts or field goals – and Campbell regularly puts his hands on his hips and dares opponents to stop his team.
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Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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