Sentence examples for respectable fight from inspiring English sources

They finished second in 2010 and believe they can at least put up a respectable fight with an unequivocally pro-Remain campaign.

This species is regarded as a game fish and offers a respectable fight on light tackle (a more delicate fishing line).

Billingsley associate Steve Hannagan believed that one "good fight" a year was permissible for a respectable night club.

We simply cannot believe that a creative artist might, out of respectable diffidence, fight shy of fame.

For example, in "Proposition 31" (1968), two respectable middle-class couples fight valiantly to legalize group marriages in California.

When Griffin told them about the lawsuit, they liked the idea of being involved in something that "put a respectable face to the fight," Katami said.

In the early stage of the war in Syria, going there to fight jihad was considered respectable — even some Ennahdha politicians expressed approval of it.

The last time these seats were fought, Plaid put in a respectable performance, returning 205 councillors across Wales, a gain of 31 on 2004.

On the eve of the fight, he weighed in at a respectable 220 pounds, pocketed his bonus and looked to make merry: "The day before the fight I also had two maids at the same time.

Maryland Coach Gary Williams, who kept his starters in when the Saints fought to keep the final score respectable, did not appreciate Siena's effort.

"For a man who fought all his life against being respectable, this comes as a stunning defeat," Arlo Guthrie said in 1998, when his father was put on a 32-cent stamp.