respectability

Example Sentences

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Clawing back respectability is the new imperative on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

"The picture they tried to present to the outside world was one of respectability," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

One of Christianity’s deepest convictions is that social standing, respectability and material recognition are not the measures of a life.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

That is to say, my mother responded willfully to the respectability heaped upon her.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover