respectability

Example Sentences

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Clawing back respectability is the new imperative on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

"The picture they tried to present to the outside world was one of respectability," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

One of Christianity’s deepest convictions is that social standing, respectability and material recognition are not the measures of a life.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“It throws an air of respectability about five-dollar dealings that are sheer gambling,” the Inquirer wrote Sept. 25, 1878.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“To imagine that for reasons of respectability, if you lived in North Carolina, you would want to be a Presbyterian rather than a Baptist doesn’t play anymore.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times