decency

Example Sentences

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Choosing a hero from a sample that large is “truly an art, not a science,” Schulman said, but Norman, like Gladden, possessed an “incredible decency and humanity that really makes you just root for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

A: Ruth symbolizes what she herself expressed: decency.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

American politics has always produced figures eager to test the boundaries of decency.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

But Obama said that while travelling around the US, he found himself meeting people who "still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

And even though there was nothing but ruffians all about us, I couldn’t help but glance side to side to make sure I wasn’t going to offend anyone’s sense of decency.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan