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This helpful guide will show you how to use virtue in a sentence, especially since it has more than one meaning! You will learn the definitions of virtue, its synonyms, antonyms, and the types of connotations the word can carry.  

Usage 1 for virtue

Definition: a character trait or quality showing good moral standing

Part(s) of speech: noun

Antonyms: iniquity, vice, failing

Synonyms: rectitude, morality, righteousness 

Let’s look at a few examples of how to use virtue in a sentence!

• It is by his virtues that a man determines his moral standing.
• Honesty, selflessness, courage, and honesty are the virtues of a public servant.
• The defense called on several character witnesses to attest to the defendant’s virtue.
• Charity can be a virtue if you give when you are able.
• The virtue of courage lies between the vices of cowardice and recklessness.
• Aristotle saw virtue as a purposive disposition, lying in the mean between two vices and being determined by the right reasons.
• Moral virtue is neither the extreme nor the underwhelming response to challenge but rather the appropriate, and often moderate, response.
• The United States Army prizes the virtue of integrity in its soldiers.
• She was the most courageous person I had ever met, a true woman of virtue.
• He was a man of virtue and high moral standards, but he had flaws.

Usage 2 for virtue

Now, let’s see how to use this definition of virtue in a sentence! 

• Beauty was by far his greatest virtue.
• He was so excited he couldn’t stop touting the virtues of marriage.
• Each hero was believed to be endowed with a specific virtue.
• The virtues of the wealthy are often coveted by those less fortunate.
• Ernie tried to lift a whole car? I love that man, but strength is not one of his virtues.
• The favored team to win, for all their virtues, could not find victory.
• His beautiful smile was definitely one of his greatest virtues.
• I listened to her speech several times, and still, I cannot discern whether she finds one position holds virtue over the other.
• Penicillin is still widely in use today for its medicinal virtue.
• I could speak at length of the virtues of wool clothing for anyone planning to spend their winter in the cold.