Sentence examples for a decent act from inspiring English sources

She agreed – a decent act, and one that earned her a sense of indebtedness from Prescott who later, when his family were ready, opted to take the story to her at the Sun, where she had become editor.

Amid the rancor, hatred and irrationality that have marred this Presidential Election and scarred the American soul, such a decent act seems impossible.

Then, referring to a phone call between Rouhani and President Obama, which neither side has acknowledged proposing, the newspaper wrote: "If it was a decent act, why does neither side accept the responsibility?" Other newspapers were more even-handed.

"The fact that he resigned, I consider it a very decent act from his side".

Justice would be swift, punishment harsh, and like all decent acts of revenge, a dish best served on a nice doily with a dusting of icing sugar.

A brave and decent act.

The greater source of ambivalence, then, had to do with the lineup: a small handful of great acts, a heap of decent acts, a few flat-out clunkers, and no discernible vision to make them all cohere.

Basically, it's every halfway decent act on the planet.

The rest is taken up with the cat-and-mouse game between Mr. Boseman's character and Mr. Kittles's, which in more capable hands might have made a decent one-act play.

But watched on auto-pilot, Whitechapel is serviceable enough; Rupert Penry-Jones as the OCD DI Chandler and Phil Davis as the downbeat DS Miles make a decent double-act, and the episode ended with a top-rate locked-cell cliffhanger.

Of course there are the decent acts to look out for as well, such as a young rugby player singing Ain't No Sunshine and a man who attempts Nessun Dorma – surely a no-go area following Paul Potts's performance on his way to win the first series?