decent person

Example Sentences

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He was also a normal decent person, and fully alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I don’t like many of her politics, but I do trust that she is a principled and decent person.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

If you were a decent person, you go home and you’re scolding yourself, but it’s been an eye-opening, weird experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

It was the reaction of a serious, decent person who saw his role at the FA as more than just the manager of the senior football team.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

He said Charles had good taste, that I was the most decent person he knew, then he went to bed.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover