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
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
Knowing that his job was essential to his self-respect, she did everything she could to help him keep it.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
