Positive character trait
Loyal
Steady in support, duty, or affection.
4 ready sentencesUpdated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Stands by a friend, team or cause when it costs something to do so.
- Speaks well of people who are not in the room.
- Keeps commitments after the easy reasons to keep them have gone.
Fits when someone keeps faith with a person, group, or cause through difficulty
Not when support requires excusing harm, suppressing truth, or obeying without judgment
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
Resume line Stayed with [team or client] through [restructure or difficult period], keeping [service or project] running and [result].
Reference or recommendation [Name] is loyal to the people they work with: during [hard period] they [stood by or supported the team] when it would have been easier to step away.
Report card comment [Name] is a loyal friend who looks out for classmates, especially new ones.
In a story, shown not told He could have taken the job across town. He stayed until the shop got through the winter.
The loyal friend defended Mira from gossip and challenged her privately when she was wrong.
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