Example sentences for: self-respecting

How can you use “self-respecting” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It is not legally allowed to meet in private and cannot even write its own final report--prerequisites for any self-respecting commission.

  • Now, the sight, in 1997, of self-respecting American trade unionists singing a socialist anthem--in however jokey a spirit--would doubtless set off alarm bells.

  • “Every self-respecting mechanic,” said John Dewey, “Will call the parts of an automobile by their right names because that is the way to distinguish them.”

  • Also, no self-respecting mobster wants his son to follow in his footsteps.

  • By now, we hope our leaders have truly learned their lessons well: that as a self-respecting nation and member of the international community, we must respect universal humanitarian values and live up to our responsibilities."


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