decency

Example Sentences

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“And reminds us that decency is a superpower.”

From Los Angeles Times

As Malcolm Bryan, president of the Atlanta Fed in the late 1950s, said: “We should have the decency to say to the money saver, ‘Hold still, Little Fish!

From The Wall Street Journal

“The majority of Americans still believe in decency,” Obama said, adding that the normalization of racist and dehumanizing content reflects a dangerous loss of civic responsibility.

From Salon

But Obama said that while travelling around the US, he found himself meeting people who "still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness".

From BBC

Lisa-Marie Anne is still with him, but she had the decency to detach from his waist.

From Literature