decent person

Example Sentences

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No, one good decent person; a good man.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“The fact to which we have got to cling, as to a lifebelt,” Orwell wrote, “is that it is possible to be a normal decent person and yet to be fully alive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I don’t like many of her politics, but I do trust that she is a principled and decent person.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

"Every honest, decent person that lives in the area that South East Antrim covers would obviously love to see an end to organised crime and we would welcome it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Indeed, for Van, his old basketball coach, Reggie stood out because he was, in addition to being a strong guard with the will to rebound, a decidedly decent person.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel