respectability
Example Sentences
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One victim's family says Bush operated behind a veneer of respectability.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
His job is to find someone to lead a 3-14 team, outscored by 191 points this season, and drag it back to something approaching respectability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
It challenged the idea of domestic respectability, treating the house as an open-ended experiment rather than a finished object.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Seamer Matt Henry took 4-43 as the West Indies top order once again failed to fire, with only Roston Chase's 38 in the middle order giving the total any sense of respectability at Seddon Park.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
They had to hide their desires behind a veneer of respectability.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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