Positive character trait
Faithful
Steady in loyalty, accuracy, or commitment.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Keeps a promise or a vow for years, not only while it is new.
- Stays true to a partner, friend or cause when a more convenient choice comes along.
- Turns up for the same duty week after week, long after the thanks have stopped.
Fits when a person remains true to a commitment or relationship over time
Not when you mean only accurate, religious, or present on one occasion
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: on paper it reads as a word for personal relationships. Show length of service and commitments kept, with dates, and let a reference say it.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] has been faithful to [the program, the clients or the team] for [period]: they [kept a commitment or regular duty] through [changes in staff, funding or leadership].
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Report card comment [Name] is a faithful friend who keeps promises to classmates, even small ones.
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In a story, shown not told Every Sunday for twenty years he wrote to his brother in prison. Some weeks the letter said only that the tomatoes were coming up.
He was faithful to the agreement long after the informal handshake.
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