self-respecting

There is a way for them to be self-respecting people who are respected by others.

To be clear: Every self-respecting journalist on both the news and opinion sides should be sounding the alarm about a possible second term for Trump.

However, like any self-respecting slasher villain, the film rose up from the dead.

After all, any self-respecting spy wouldn't let anything slip through sloppy language.

Why would any self-respecting gay man choose to define himself primarily as a woman’s ornamentation?