How to Use ethos in a Sentence

ethos

noun
  • They are working to keep a democratic ethos alive in the community.
  • The company made environmental awareness part of its business ethos.
  • That’s the ethos of the show, right?
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That’s been like the whole ethos of the project.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2026
  • Notre Dame made an ethos out of it.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That was my ethos as a teenager.
    Maria Bamford, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That’s what our ethos has always been.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
  • Knoxville sums up the new film’s ethos in one pithy and very true line.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
  • That is in line with the film’s overall ethos.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The ethos of then carried over to the ethos of now.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • That same ethos is at the heart of the Tubi series.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Giving back is a genuine part of their ethos.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • That ethos is what this Swedish brand designs its clothes around.
    Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The doubling of the central cast is a big part of this ethos.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Looking back, that was the whole ethos of the album.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Was that not proof of a feminine ethos?
    Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • So many of his songs are in the ethos of what country music is.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023
  • That humble ethos still extends to how films are made.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The brand sells makeup and skincare that fall in line with this ethos.
    Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Miley picked up on the album's ethos, too.
    Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • That brand, and ethos, may start gaining steam in this Olympic year.
    Ray Glier, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The no-meat ethos is only part of the changes at the famed restaurant.
    Washington Post, 3 May 2021
  • Charvet’s ethos is about discretion, but the clothes are not dull.
    Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The ethos again smacks of Wright—the home as an outgrowth of the land.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Neon’s in-house ethos, said Quinn, is a form of non-groupthink.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
  • For those ready to commit to a longer stay, the options suit the ethos well.
    Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
  • That’s been the ethos of these Rams all along, to zig when others zag.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Her steely work ethic was of a first-to-arrive and last-to-leave ethos.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Barr—in Big Lebowski terms—at least had an ethos.
    Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The expression changed; the ethos didn’t.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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