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

We found ourselves talking to our daughters about handling such interactions with self-respect, dignity and empathy—and avoiding their unhealthy opposites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

How do I keep my self-respect and continue to communicate with him?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

How does “the papa,” the upholder of tradition, as the musical’s opening number spells out, maintain his self-respect, if not his authority?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

He scratched his neck, “I hate to put him through the elementary brain-reaction tests. It won’t help his self-respect any.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov