dignity

In the rhinestone-clad, quick-witted country music queen, many gays and lesbians saw an unexpected but unwavering ally that advocated for their dignity and rights long before it was popular to do so.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

“The Trump Administration, and President Donald J. Trump, should, therefore, be given the respect and dignity of acknowledgement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Watch: Eighteen-year-old woman argues her case for a divorce, saying her "honour and dignity have already been ruined"

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“It is better that we demonstrate our strength and dignity today and tell the world that we have won and that we are ending the war.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

When I come back out, Marlena and August are the picture of dignity, hovering in the background as three white-gloved waiters fuss with a small wheeled table and silver-domed platters.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Yet in interviews, I constantly heard patient complaints about psychiatric facilities that denied even the smallest dignities, like choosing what movie to watch or eating a bag of chips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, had numerous chances to take a stand for basic human dignities.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022

“We continue to feel our lives are at risk and our patient’s rights and dignities are ignored,” Osborne wrote in the letter to the Department of Health.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2020

But Smarsh’s story demonstrates an urgent truth of today’s unforgiving economy, that a college degree no longer unlocks the gates to the dignities of the middle class as it once did.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2017

But happening to look up at Mrs. Pocket as she sat reading her book of dignities after prescribing Bed as a sovereign remedy for baby, I thought—Well—No, I wouldn’t.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens