with due respect

Example Sentences

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"We accept the verdict of people of Karnataka with due respect, we will take this verdict in our stride," Basavaraj Bommai, the BJP's outgoing chief minister of Karnataka, tweeted.

From Reuters • May 13, 2023

“People should feel free to discuss these existential matters, with due respect, with family and friends. At the workplace or with strangers, discretion should be employed.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023

So with due respect, your exchange of lay medical opinions is pretty useless.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Benjamin described it as “the best race in Olympic history,” adding with due respect that Young and 400-meter legend Edwin Moses “could not run what we just ran.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Yes, without entering into unnecessary details and with due respect for his youth, I told him the truth, the whole truth.

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis