dignity
Example Sentences
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What needs no modification, however, is the battered dignity of Sam’s presence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Its monolithic character has caused some to call it Brutalist, although it lacks the ponderous dignity of Cold War Brutalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It also was a place with "no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialisation of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
“We cannot cure our patients,” as the group’s founder explained their mission, “but we can assure the dignity and value of their final days and keep them comfortable and free of pain.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
C.P. watched with growing discomfort as she circled the room slowly and with great dignity, as if she were an honored guest attending the opening of a show at a prestigious museum.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing dignity
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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