self-respecting
Example Sentences
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But there's another thing no self-respecting footballer heading to the World Cup would be without.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"All self-respecting captains go down with their ships," James Watt declared in his finance memoir Business for Punks in 2015.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
His songs were sung by Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand; they won Academy Awards and were part of the repertory of any self-respecting cocktail pianist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
It was the only decision any self-respecting boxer of Álvarez’s caliber could have made, surprising only Paul, last seen trading punches with 58-year-old Mike Tyson while netting a gate of $18,117,072.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
His words came out as a whimper, the kind of sound no self-respecting thirteen-year-old boy would want anyone to hear him making.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
