How to Use philosophy in a Sentence

philosophy

noun
  • Her degree is in philosophy and religion.
  • Her main cooking philosophy is to use only fresh ingredients.
  • The group eventually split over conflicting political philosophies.
  • The Rangers had tried a change in philosophy and a bit of rest.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • And with any change at the top comes a change in philosophy.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The philosophy is to make opponents drive the length of the field.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Have a crack at the grid and see how its philosophy squares with you.
    Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • That philosophy sort of came across in a lot of things.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 4 June 2023
  • Who is the Julep girl or woman and what is the brand's philosophy?
    Sunhee Grinnell, Vanities, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Keef’s lived by a don’t-rock-the-boat philosophy his whole life.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The schemes and philosophies had yet to be implemented.
    Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Over the last three months, the Bengals have shifted their philosophy at the goal line.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The Spurs’ new free-flowing philosophy comes with a caveat, of course.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2021
  • And the friction of the philosophies played out in front of a national audience.
    Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2017
  • At the time, this was a group of people who lived my philosophy—make love, not war—all of those things.
    Win McCormack, The New Republic, 29 July 2019
  • There are more things in heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 17 June 2021
  • Now a trio of just-launched sport yachts shows how far the multi-tool philosophy has evolved.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2021
  • His philosophy: the proteins, the produce, and the pasta are all items that are best picked up a la minute.
    Priya Krishna, GQ, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Our clients come first and those who don't share this philosophy don't last long.
    Joseph Powell, The Enquirer, 7 June 2023
  • There also was a change in philosophy for one of the more stranger concepts.
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2021
  • To me, this book makes more sense than any other work of philosophy out there.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Our basic philosophy is the same throughout the business: take a chance and learn from it.
    Jane Coaston, Vox, 6 Sep. 2018
  • The biggest thing people fight over is the kids, parenting philosophies, who should get more time with them, etc.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • As with any great epic series, there's a lot of philosophy at play.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
  • His philosophy dispels the myth that leaders can and should do it all.
    Forbes Partner Releases, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The Kung Fu Panda films are like a neon sign of a yin and yang, a fragile balance of philosophy and fat jokes.
    Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In the past decade, philosophy has turned its gaze to the phenomenon, too.
    Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Do your best to state your philosophy clearly in your own words.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2021
  • The philosophy was about taking care of your skin, washing it, putting some cream on.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2021
  • And one of the cardinal rules of that philosophy is never keep what doesn’t fit.
    Stacy London, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2020

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