self-respect
Example Sentences
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She said Atkins' behaviour "totally eroded my self-respect and my self-esteem".
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The Continent “produced the genius of Mozart and Beethoven,” and it isn’t narrow or xenophobic to feel pride in this; it is a just self-respect without which you won’t be able to continue in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
How do I keep my self-respect and continue to communicate with him?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
But she’s earning bank by sending a message of self-respect to her audience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2025
What would I have left if I gave them my self-respect?
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
