decency

Even worse, the people ravaging the sport don’t even have the decency to pretend to like bowling.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

First, he argues that using evolving standards of decency could now lead to a different conclusion from the one the Supreme Court reached back when Kennedy was decided.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

And yet as cynical and beaten-down as the film’s viewpoint can often be, there is still a spark of decency and perseverance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"This is about showing respect and decency for those who chose to travel to the EU, and safeguarding our reputation as a welcoming and efficient destination."

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Was she to allow me no virtue—no shard of pride or decency?

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

By refusing to recognize the virtues of others, or even to observe the ordinary decencies, he succeeds only in diminishing himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2018

And who is responsible for not enforcing those decencies?

From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2018

Ebola is a terrible disease that is taking a horrendous toll on countries already devastated by war and decencies of corruption and poverty.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2014

We don’t like sanctimony, nor do we like meeting people who think they are too good to observe the proprieties of common decencies.

From Time ● Feb. 2, 2012

They could see the pro- ' cessional clerics busy about the decencies of death, and the twinkling knights standing motionless, and the people’s heads, like baskets of coconuts, round the outside of the square.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White