lack of respect

Example Sentences

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Quebec politicians accused Rousseau of showing a "gross lack of respect" to the Quebecois family of one of the deceased pilots, Antoine Forest.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It indicated "a striking lack of respect" for communities' consent, with local people prevented from exploiting the trees in their forests.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

PleasrDAO filed a lawsuit against him in 2024, claiming that he “has shown a complete lack of respect for the integrity of the album and the conditions in place to ensure its secrecy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"No government should come here and treat us as a banana republic. That is a lack of respect," he says in a coffee shop in Tegucigalpa.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Juanita’s lack of respect to the elderly Teresita embarrassed me.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall