deference

Example Sentences

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Once fiduciaries carry out that process, they require deference from the law to fulfill properly their role as decision makers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The case reached an appeals court, which applied a legal standard that granted commissioners significant deference.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Plus, she has a trad wife thing going on, emphasizing her deference to her husband’s decisions.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

There were, though, some concerns expressed about those conventions — and a sense from some that for too long custom had been the midwife of deference and that must change.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Her husband refused to display the deference one might expect from a policeman.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan