Sentence examples for if not respectable from inspiring English sources

"Now it is at least accepted, if not respectable, to talk about these issues.

Scholars have noted a Robinson both in Céline's "Journey to the End of the Night" and in Kafka's "Amerika," although both of those creations give off a distinct whiff of the reprobate, whereas Kees's man is nothing if not respectable.

The nuanced difference here is that in most of these cases, they are not attempting to justify or excuse Brown's death because he is suspected of scuffling with Wilson and suspected of shoplifting; rather they are pointing out the likelihood of a Black person being killed by a police officer in an encounter if they are not respectable.

If he was still not respectable enough to get a ride, he'd walk to Atlanta.

Greatly respected, she was still not respectable.

At some point, close to what seemed to be the nadir of depression, I began to dig myself out, but it took an inexcusably long time for me to figure out that what happened to me when I was 17 represents a widespread, if not exactly respectable, category of human experience.

If not, many respectable smaller vendors, who may need reviews to get anyone to notice their product, could find themselves in trouble.

If the careful mixing doesn't work and the shape is not respectable, scoop out the egg (when cooked) with a slotted spoon.

This is not respectable.

And not respectable at all.

Halfway respectable is better than not respectable at all.