Sentence examples for height of respectability from inspiring English sources
The long fianchetto with 4... Ba6, originally branded as an eccentricity of Aron Nimzovich in the 1920's, is now the height of respectability.
Although Beauchamp appeared to be the height of respectability– former governor of New South Wales, leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords–he also had "exquisite taste in footmen" and often the only noise at the dinners at Madresfield was the clunk of the (male) servant's jewelery.
What stands for the height of dependability and respectability with the English would be old-fashioned and backward to us.
PiS's veneer of respectability is probably tarnished for good.
A medical degree is a universal badge of respectability.
In agrarian societies the elderly have a status of respectability.
The car became a common badge of respectability.
These days, the show has won an air of respectability.
"Jobs," they announce, with a roster of respectability: Marriott Hotels.
As well as wickedness, James understood the importance of respectability.
The museum is a project of respectability politics.
