respects

Example Sentences

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Trump has since continued to label Xi a friend whom he respects deeply, assuring aides and reporters the feeling is mutual.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"We recognise there is significant interest in what happened, but at the centre of it there are many people grieving and we would please ask everyone respects that and gives them the privacy they want."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“That I’m his friend, and he respects me. I’m 9, and I’ll give him advice about work. He’s not gonna take it. But that was such a point of pride.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He’s referring to Golden State Warriors player Steph Curry’s wife, Ayesha, although it’s not as if he respects that woman, either.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Over my shoulder, I saw many of the people who weren’t family but came to pay their last respects to Gran standing nearer the shade of the huge evergreen trees lining the cemetery’s edges.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce