dignify

Monarchical trappings dignified Napoleon Bonaparte’s power grab and still dignify the Inauguration Days of American presidents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile," said Mr Thompson.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

New York Rep. Mike Lawler said Greene’s belief “doesn’t dignify a response,” while Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon observed that “I think enough has already been said. I ignore her.”

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2024

And Martin apparently isn’t going to dignify the situation with an answer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

I won’t even dignify it with a response.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Your marches are full of empty promises and until you take action that dignifies and respects Black women, I have no choice but to ignore you.

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2020

But Chalfant, 74, the winner of last year’s Obie Award for lifetime achievement, complicates and dignifies the material.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2019

Heat, however, neither disguises nor dignifies their narcissism of small differences.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2019

I am so grateful that New York state dignifies immigrants to offer them Medicaid.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2017

The skill with which the plot of 'Grantley Manor' is constructed, the exquisite truth of delineation which the characters exhibit, and the intensity of passion which warms and dignifies the subject, are alike admirable....

From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia

"We are going to keep searching because we would like to recover our relatives' bodies and give them a dignified burial," she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

"You have to make sure your patient stays happy until death. You have to make sure the family understands the patient is dying, and that the way they are going to die is dignified."

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

When fathers were reminded that the dignified thing is to want nothing and given permission to ignore that script, the share choosing acknowledgment as their most wanted gift rose by 25%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Enríquez García said that, although teachers face criticism on social media and some label them “lazy teachers,” they are fighting for a dignified and just life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Lost in her own thoughts, Kit barely noticed that William’s dignified pace was even more deliberate than usual.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Little wonder his photographs of ordinary people on Lagos Island have won plaudits for their warmth and the dignifying eye of his camera.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2022

It’s a building that delivers an architectural premium in small, cost-efficient, dignifying doses.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

Faith is really important and dignifying the faith and respecting it is really important to us.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021

Asked for comment on Sunday evening regarding the altercation, John LaBombard, a spokesman for Sinema, told The Washington Post: “We are not dignifying this behavior with a response.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

And who can fail to remark the fastidious care with which Pater selects various typical interests which he deems most worthy of dignifying the moment?

From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Le Gallienne, Richard