- present participle of respect.
respecting
Example Sentences
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But I can’t shake the feeling that there’s a difference between respecting someone’s independence and refusing to let the people who love you help.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
It’s a very delicate balance here because this whole system works by respecting the integrity of the deliberations and the process.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dozens of men, women and children died in the surprise attack, but, respecting kinship ties, the attacking Mohawks spared all save one of the 30 pro-English Mohawks inside the stockade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Meeks knows when and where to give his lead character distance, respecting that opacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
If you ask me, that’s exactly why they don’t come—they’re afraid they would have to start respecting me finally.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
