respectfully
Example Sentences
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U.S. officials and executives rise respectfully when Rodríguez enters the ornate rooms in the Miraflores palace to settle into the central chair, the visitors arrayed before her in rows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
More Americans need to “listen respectfully, speak politely. If we all did that, we might be able to get some place.”
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Have a culture where you can respectfully disagree with each other.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
So what gets me to bristle a little bit is that when I have to talk about that, that means — respectfully — I’m talking to somebody who doesn’t know anything about me.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The weird, implausible reception for Milo began at the airfield, where civilian laborers who recognized him halted in their duties respectfully to gaze at him with full expressions of controlled exuberance and adulation.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing respectfully
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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List 2
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