- present participle of respect.
respecting
Example Sentences
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"It's about respecting the office... the US-UK relationship, but where you disagree ... do it in a way that is kind of meeting him where's he's at."
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
For campervaners Beate and Heiner Delbach, respecting the local environment is just common sense.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“The companies building these technologies understand that trust is essential to long-term success, and trust begins with respecting creators’ rights,” Stiggers said in a statement to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
"While respecting Canada's sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws, Ghana considers that reliance on unproven charges in the absence of a judicial determination raises fundamental questions of fairness and proportionality," said the statement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Trust me, he isn’t being cool, or respecting the code of the schoolyard.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
