respect

Example Sentences

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That sign of respect continues to feel some way off.

From BBC

"More and more people who were on the path of being more free and integrated in society, respected and accepted are threatened these days, again," she told journalists.

From Barron's

Edward H. Levi, a respected legal scholar who served as Ford’s attorney general, began working to mend the department from within, which included limiting the scope and power of the FBI.

From Salon

Raman has been delivering a similarly complicated message, expressing deep respect for the mayor while arguing that the city is in desperate need of change.

From Los Angeles Times

"He was a conservative man but also a Victorian. He did defy convention in many respects - and a crucial respect in terms of religion - but in other ways he didn't."

From BBC