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Sentence count:254+9Posted:2016-10-27Updated:2020-07-24
Antonym: contemptibleSimilar words: respectdelectablerespectivelywith respect toirrespective ofspectaclespectaculartablespoonMeaning: [rɪ'spektəbl]  adj. 1. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect 2. deserving of esteem and respect 3. large in amount or extent or degree. 
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151, For a philosophical Idealist, this is a perfectly respectable approach, whatever one thinks of it.
152, She forgot it was midnight and this was a respectable couple.
153, Respectable working class, that's the phrase they use about families like mine.
154, Similarly, a respectable suburban life may well be suppressed by an individual who wants to retain credibility amongst the gang.
155, His avowed purpose was to tweak the noses of the respectable scientific establishment.
156, Lamar Alexander and commentator Patrick Buchanan are all within striking distance of a respectable finish in either state.
157, It is extraordinary that their image of being hardworking, respectable and down-to-earth has lasted for so many years.
158, After the furore over the schoolgirl rape victim, he risks having a controversial but respectable viewpoint mistaken for insensitivity.
159, Ultimately it was only by becoming respectable that the movie industry would continue to survive as a free entrepreneurial enterprise.
160, Last week in New York, he stopped respectable light heavyweight Merqui Sosa in only two rounds.
161, I got to the chemist five minutes before closing time and the place was jam-packed with the elderly and respectable.
162, She shocked her neighbours by ignoring every convention of respectable society.
163, We have swallowed our anger, presented a respectable front, in our bid to gain public support.
164, Yet in even the most respectable and credible sources, arithmetical mistakes can, and occasionally do[sentencedict.com], creep in.
165, There was Captain Show, a seemingly respectable ex-army man, who plied his trade around the Sunningdale area of the moor.
166, Such flouting of values, such wanton disregard for respectable priority, had often been remarked upon.
167, And they already seem to have found some highly respectable regulars.
168, That is a perfectly respectable point of view-as long as you have the courage to spell it out.
169, Leinster will be hard pushed to keep the score within the respectable margins of defeat set by their predecessors.
170, Thanks to deft chairmanship and bluntness(sentencedict.com), he drew from it a respectable report that won praise for its forthrightness.
171, I made Joanna respectable by putting up my anchor lantern, made myself a mug of cocoa, and turned in.
172, To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectableOscar Wilde 
173, But more recent material has presented lesbians and gay men as nice respectable citizens - just like anyone else.
174, Suzanne, forty-something, looking respectable in baggy pants and a blouse, used to work here.
175, His family was eminently respectable.
176, She is a respectable married woman.
177, Respectable teachers fear the students under arms.
178, So should a respectable bourse be offering the stock?
179, He says he is a most respectable, creditable woman.
180, It is not respectable to spit on the sidewalk.
More similar words: respectdelectablerespectivelywith respect toirrespective ofspectaclespectaculartablespoonespeciallytableaspectnotablesuspecttableauprospectspectrumvegetablesuitableinspectortimetableadaptableon the tableinspectionintrospectperspectivecreditableacceptableinevitableimpeccablecircumspect
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