respects

Example Sentences

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He also sells pins with messages like “Satan Respects Pronouns” and “Trans Healthcare Now.”

From Washington Times • May 25, 2023

Respects were also paid by the British Royal family and UK government.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

Respects = “resents” + “inspects”: “Nobody respects women more than me.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2017

She wrote, “Brian needs to develop more self-control in his behavior” and gave me a minus in the Respects Others sub-section of the Personal Growth and Community Awareness portion of my total grade.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2013

Last Respects After two weeks at sea the commander calls all of us above deck for a formal lowering of our yellow flag with three red stripes.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai