respecting

Example Sentences

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“It’s about respecting the individual to make his or her choices as much as possible. The sex worker can choose to do sex work, or she can choose something else.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"That was about respecting your place in society, but in the revolutionary 1640s and 1650s, hat-honor became a real gesture of defiance in the political sphere."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

It was about respecting the workaholic she saw in the mirror.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

"Every life is worth celebrating and respecting," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I lived in a state of chronic uneasiness respecting my behaviour to Joe.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens