respecting
Example Sentences
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Dozens of men, women and children died in the surprise attack, but, respecting kinship ties, the attacking Mohawks spared all save one of the 30 pro-English Mohawks inside the stockade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
"It's not a matter of not respecting you, but this is attacking my family's faith," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"This has now concluded and respecting the confidential nature of that process, we will be making no further comment on the outcome."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Only two days ago, she would have left it at that, respecting their unspoken agreement to tread lightly in each other’s pasts.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
