self-respect
Example Sentences
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She said Atkins' behaviour "totally eroded my self-respect and my self-esteem".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
“She taught me how to be a real woman, to have strength and self-respect, and to never give those things away,” Witherspoon said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
We found ourselves talking to our daughters about handling such interactions with self-respect, dignity and empathy—and avoiding their unhealthy opposites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Theoretically, the result would be both well-earning livelihoods and self-respect for people who had pulled themselves out of poverty.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025
Do you think it’d give ’em airs or the beginnings of self-respect?
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
