dignified
Example Sentences
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She added the family had maintained a dignified silence for almost nine years, but the frustration of seeing him driving around their local community had led them to speak out now.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Others require “humane and dignified treatment” while outlawing services performed in an “incompetent” or “cruel manner.”
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
There’s the lab-coated museum curator who treats statues in underground storage as dignified friends worth revisiting.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance on Monday attended the dignified transfer ceremony for the seventh soldier killed in the Middle East war.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
He walked, dignified, from group to group, smiling and filling the drinking cups, and you’d have sworn from his look that never until tonight had the old man been absolutely happy.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Vocabulary lists containing dignified
An "August" Assortment: Words Worthy of Honor
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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