respectably
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Smith had been respectably good on a young White Sox roster that has been anything but.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but they scored just three and five respectably as the tourists slipped to 22-3.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Simply put, Herculano-Houzel says previous paleontologists take it for granted that "an animal that large could not have been smart, even with a respectably monkey-sized brain."
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
It did respectably in its theatrical release, buoyed by a younger demographic in love with Jacob Elordi, a star of “Euphoria.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Some are respectably dressed, in tailored Harris tweed coats and matching gloves and tidy no-nonsense hats with small brisk feathers jauntily at one side.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
