self-respecting
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"All self-respecting captains go down with their ships," James Watt declared in his finance memoir Business for Punks in 2015.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Many of them, Losey said, assume the insects must be a different bug altogether, since “no self-respecting ladybug would come into my house.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
It was the only decision any self-respecting boxer of Álvarez’s caliber could have made, surprising only Paul, last seen trading punches with 58-year-old Mike Tyson while netting a gate of $18,117,072.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
There are those who might argue for the former on unifying patriotic grounds, but the latter is the only defensible, self-respecting and indeed ethical posture, especially given present circumstances.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024
The going would be troublesome in the wet, and anyway no self-respecting rabbit could leave without a forage round the sheds.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
![]()