self-respecting

Example Sentences

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"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

Doncic also chatted with the Yankees’ broadcast team, and play-by-play announcer Michael Kay suggested Doncic do what any self-respecting New Yorker would in this situation: Make sure the Mavericks are aware of his physical transformation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

There are those who might argue for the former on unifying patriotic grounds, but the latter is the only defensible, self-respecting and indeed ethical posture, especially given present circumstances.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024

Around the camp, Coach Hedge had rigged all sorts of trip wires, snares and oversized mousetraps that wouldn’t stop any self-respecting monster, but they might very well bring down a senior citizen.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan