Sentence examples for appear respectable from inspiring English sources

"The mob is concerned with making money over the long haul, trying to appear respectable.

The game was effectively a rout before a late Knicks surge made the final score appear respectable.

The game was pretty much over by halfway, with only two late Jaguars scores making the 31-17 result appear respectable.

Indeed, most of today's largest media outlets – that appear respectable to outsiders – supported the 1964 military coup that ushered in two decades of rightwing dictatorship and further enriched the nation's oligarchs.

Hawthorne, in his famous appreciation of Pepys (www.bartleby.com/28/12.html) wrote: "It seems he has no design but to appear respectable, and here he keeps a private book to prove he was not".

He's an incorrigible pensioner called Henry Palmer who, whilst appearing respectable on the outside, harbours rebellious and even anarchic tendencies.

By associating themselves with high-profile, respectable authors and illustrators, Emirates Airline are able to raise their own profile and make themselves appear more respectable.

She has already managed to make the party appear more respectable.

Research papers that appear in respectable academic journals usually go to independent experts for peer review to ensure that only good quality work is published.

Paradoxically, the most measured member of the team is the "post-fascist" party, the National Alliance, which is anxious to appear as respectable as possible.

For some time now, Lib Dems have been torn between the urge to appear safe, respectable and electable, and the equally urgent need for a clear and dominant purpose.