self-respect
Example Sentences
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She said Atkins' behaviour "totally eroded my self-respect and my self-esteem".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The Continent “produced the genius of Mozart and Beethoven,” and it isn’t narrow or xenophobic to feel pride in this; it is a just self-respect without which you won’t be able to continue in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Theoretically, the result would be both well-earning livelihoods and self-respect for people who had pulled themselves out of poverty.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025
How do I keep my self-respect and continue to communicate with him?
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
"I've got to do something. I've got to do something I really want to do. I've lost my self-respect."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
