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• C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.From the entry kiddie
• It was hard to respect his opinion after he'd called their humble but respectable town "a godforsaken boondock."From the entry boondock
• But together, we shall learn how to grow respectable, prolific tomato plants.2017, Hollie Newton, How to Grow: A Guide for Gardeners Who Can't Garden Yet, page 169. From the entry -geddon
• There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t.2015 August 2, “All bets are off: why bookmakers aren’t playing fair”, in The Observer, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2020. From the entry fleece
• He is a man of his word, very respectable, and highly intelligent.2012, Carolyn Robinson Sommers, Betrayed by Destiny, →ISBN, page 143. From the entry of one's word
• She will be a respectable man's wife, or I will know the reason why!2011, Bertrice Small, The Dragon Lord's Daughters. From the entry one will know the reason why
• Sure, he was a rebound, but he was a respectable rebound.2010, Joan Moran, Sixty, Sex, & Tango: Confessions of a Beatnik Boomer, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry rebound
• And it seemed to turn out quite respectable and above board.' Mrs Meatyard considered.2001, Michael Inne, A Family Affair, page 82. From the entry above board
• In spite of this hindrance, some women riders turned in very respectable performances.1999, David Levinson, Karen Christensen, Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present. From the entry ride
• Guys built respectable reps in the community if they could jone hard.1994, Nathan McCall, Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry jone
• Many never closed their doors, and all were gemuetlich and respectable, if noisy.1987, Christopher Redmond, Welcome to America, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, →ISBN. From the entry gemuetlich
• The first time it happened we were at some big soirée, full of respectable, hatty ladies.1983, Pat Phoenix, Love, Curiosity, Freckles, and Doubt, page 181. From the entry hatty
• As is to be expected, Bellingham has a number of respectable hamburgerias.1983 September 21, John Doerper, “One man’s guide to grub in Bellingham”, in The Bellingham Herald, page 24. From the entry hamburgeria
• Some wet sanding and a few more coats of varnish had it looking respectable enough to antique.1976, Leslie Linsley, The Decoupage Workshop, page 68. From the entry wet sanding
• The ordinary people greet him (Aaron Burr) warmly while the respectable folk tend to cut him dead.1973, Gore Vidal, Burr. From the entry cut
• Bauthumley ended as a respectable citizen of his native Leicester, library-keeper and serjeant-at-mace.1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 178. From the entry sergeant at mace
• It had been hired from a respectable firm two weeks before.1953, Ian Fleming, “'Sleep Well, My Darling'”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 179. From the entry triptyque
• Although badly “outstatistic-ed,” the Grizzlies looked a very respectable football team.1949, S. Dan Brodie, 66 Years on the California Gridiron, 1882-1948, page 303. From the entry outstatistic
• She seemed a placid creature altogether - eminently respectable - perhaps not over intelligent.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 12, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 158. From the entry over
• To David Lindsay at twenty-two, forty-five had seemed a respectable old age.1921, Inez Haynes Irwin, chapter III, in Out of the Air, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, page 94. From the entry brune
• Gaping at them from the open doorway, wonderfully respectable and butlerlike in swallow-tails, stood his father.1917, P. G. Wodehouse, Piccadilly Jim. From the entry butlerlike
• He looked like a respectable farmer of the middle of the nineteenth century.1915, W. Somerset Maugham, “chapter 116”, in Of Human Bondage. From the entry stock
• To pursué higher studies for a year without enlisting as an investigator thus became respectable.1911 February 23, The Nation, volume 92, number 2382, page 186. From the entry sheepwise
• She is a heavy, solid person, very limited, intensely respectable, and inclined to be puritanical.1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “First Report of Dr. Watson”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of…. From the entry puritanical
• Now to get rid of this respectable clobber and feel like a man again.1900, [George] Bernard Shaw, “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion”, in Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil’s Disciple, Cæsar and Cleopatra, &…. From the entry clobber
• Whiting, is someone who is weak or vulnerable and “involved in a respectable activity at the time of victimization”.2023 October 20, Kim Machray, “The 'Perfect Victim' Myth”, in Empoword Journal. From the entry perfect victim
• What respectable Francophile can resist a crêpe?2020 October 14, “Retail Therapy: Gadgets and Gizmos”, in France Today, France Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Oct…. From the entry francophile
• I'm a respectable lady, I'll have you know.2015, Carmel Harrington, Every Time a Bell Rings. From the entry how very dare you
• So instead she checked up on them and discovered that they were very respectable, which made her much happier.2014, Jean Trumpington, Coming Up Trumps: A Memoir. From the entry check up
• But you can't call it that in respectable company.2013, Maria McCann, Ace, King, Knave. From the entry Romeville
• The ancient historian Horace remarked once that respectable women should not draw attention to themselves by using cosmetics, perfume, or hairpieces.2012, J. F. Ridgley, Vows of Revenge, →ISBN, page 498. From the entry domina
• It was the grass-eaters, the commission found, that made corruption respectable within the organization, encouraging a code of silence among officers.2012, Lee P. Brown, Policing in the 21st Century: Community Policing, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 50. From the entry grass-eater
• I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable.2006, Janette McCarthy, Hanging on a String, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry Raymond
• There's no grade inflation — your GPA will be trout slapped until it hides under the table at a respectable 2.7.2005, Moana Evans, Harvey Mudd College College Prowler Off the Record, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry trout slap
• Evan was one of those who are the despair of the reforming respectables, and the heroes of the adolescent half-bakeds.1968, Janet Caird, chapter IX, in The Loch, London: Geoffrey Bles, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry half-baked

Meaning of respectable

1. adjective Deserving respect.
2. adjective Decent; satisfactory.
3. adjective Moderately well-to-do.

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Questions about respectable in a sentence

How do you use respectable in a sentence?

Respectable is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “His accomplishments, morals, loyalty, and stature make him a respectable person.”

What is a short sentence with respectable?

“Don't you find respectable people terribly dull?”

What does respectable mean?

Respectable means deserving respect.