decency
Example Sentences
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Decency is vital, calm curiosity is also needed, but so too are fight and drive required.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Decency means being humble enough to acknowledge your own imperfections.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
The first problem with these cases is that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act says internet platforms can’t be held liable for user-generated content.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
You’re never seeing a movie alone when you bring your good friends Decency and Consideration along for the show.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2025
By choice I do not consult the movie ratings of the Legion of Decency, and my reading is not curtailed by the Index.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing decency
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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"Ad Power," "Without Commercials," and "What's Wrong with Advertising"
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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