decency
Example Sentences
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American politics has always produced figures eager to test the boundaries of decency.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
“And reminds us that decency is a superpower.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
As Malcolm Bryan, president of the Atlanta Fed in the late 1950s, said: “We should have the decency to say to the money saver, ‘Hold still, Little Fish!
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
But Obama said that while travelling around the US, he found himself meeting people who "still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness".
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.