deference
Example Sentences
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And so it is a surprise to turn to New York’s New Museum, which has been expanded in a way that shows something rare for Mr. Koolhaas: deference.
I couldn’t help but notice the deference Ba paid to Mrs. Kuen by allowing her to speak, allowing her to advise him.
From Literature
The case reached an appeals court, which applied a legal standard that granted commissioners significant deference.
From Los Angeles Times
Out of misguided deference to supposed victims, they have been largely aiming their ire in the wrong direction.
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
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