decency
Example Sentences
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"West Ham United supporters want a club that reflects the values of decency, integrity and accountability," said the prominent Hammers United fans group in the wake of the Panorama broadcast.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Her account of Celan’s mental illness—breakdowns, hospitalizations, medication—has the decency of precision.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He told MSPs: "If Mr Findlay had a shred of decency about him, he would express his respect for the judicial system in Scotland."
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Collectively, they are attacks on basic principles and norms of democracy, civility, decency, equality, fairness, and dignity that American civic life nominally rests on.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
A man who was not afflicted by ambitions of decency in his mind might simply have run away with his hero’s wife, and then perhaps the tragedy of Arthur would never have happened.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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