Sentence examples for the respectable things from inspiring English sources

There's something to be said for the fact that representation may not always be about reflecting the respectable things about us.

Maybe the respectable thing to do is take longitudinal bites that cleave a clean slice right off the side but I defy anyone to claim that doing so is more comfortable, more convenient, and ultimately better than simply nibbling at the edges.

At first it may feel like "is this all there is" has come to turn your life upside down, to ruin the good and respectable things you've committed to and worked hard to achieve.

Standing up for yourself in a manner that doesn't hurt anybody is, also, one of the most impressive and respectable things you can do.

These are perfectly respectable things to do.

As corny as it sounds, a president is supposed to instill some sort of pride in citizens, the sort of pride that comes from knowing that there are serious, respectable people somewhere doing serious, respectable things.

"They've given up on the doctor thing, they've given up on the respectable job thing.

While being involved with your chosen candidate's campaign is a perfectly respectable thing -- and being angry and passionate about the political process is, too -- there are ways to grapple with feelings of anger that don't involve threatening and demeaning women.

Now it was becoming a respectable thing.

Mink is a respectable thing; so are teacups.

History might thank her for a few concrete details here, though we do not need them to admire the sensitivity of O'Brien's cultural barometer – talking to Gerry Adams, like having premarital sex, is now a respectable thing to do.