respectable

Example Sentences

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The move is risky, and it will be quarrelsome — especially for those who still see Zendaya as an idyllic Disney star, despite her respectable penchant for complicated characters.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Citigroup, a global banking behemoth, posted a respectable 52% gain over the past year and trades 12% below its most recent 52-week high.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

And the election itself is raising old questions in a high-stakes context: What does it mean to be “electable,” and how do race and gender shape perceptions of what a respectable, powerful person looks like?

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Other than the horse one, you have to nod and agree with them that cancer and heart disease are totally normal and respectable ways to eat it.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri