respectability

Example Sentences

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Dig beneath that and - barring a trip to Fantasyland in which Spurs win the Champions League - the rest of this season is now a quest for respectability, and for Frank, survival.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

It challenged the idea of domestic respectability, treating the house as an open-ended experiment rather than a finished object.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Seamer Matt Henry took 4-43 as the West Indies top order once again failed to fire, with only Roston Chase's 38 in the middle order giving the total any sense of respectability at Seddon Park.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

He later won election to the British Parliament, a marker of respectability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The climate was right to begin a program that would lead them to economic respectability.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin