How to Use dignity in a Sentence

dignity

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  • She showed dignity in defeat.
  • Theirs is a country that cherishes freedom and human dignity.
  • The ceremony was conducted with great dignity.
  • That sense of respect and dignity came from the top down.
    — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al, 7 July 2021
  • The votes and dignity of member states are not for sale.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Cities and states shouldn't give up their dignity for it.
    — James Briggs, Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Lead from the head with clarity, from the hands with dignity and from the heart with love.
    — Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Not even some dignity over how to close out what had been a good season.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • But no person should have to be brave just to live in safety and dignity.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 20 Nov. 2021
  • There is little dignity for the dead in this makeshift burial site in the forest.
    — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • And what struck me about her was her, her dignity and effort to seize a full life.
    — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Peter fought it to the end with strength, dignity and the resolve to survive.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 July 2018
  • This is a man with a great deal of dignity and respect from his coaching peers.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Sports have a dignity that defies those who want to see games turning on a twist of fate.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2018
  • At the end of the day, this -- this entire race has been about dignity and respect.
    — CNN, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Who wished for some control over their own lives and a measure of dignity.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • Her hair was a greasy mess most days, causing mom to lose dignity.
    — Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2021
  • It was drilled into them as a way to protect their dignity.
    — Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic, 30 May 2018
  • The huge statue of a man sitting straight up with purpose and solemn dignity.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 May 2022
  • Two pillars of stone mark the entrance and lend an air of artistic dignity.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Take away my freedom and my dignity, but do not take away my food.
    — Valentina Valentini, Longreads, 6 Apr. 2018
  • There’s a way to walk out of that with dignity, with hope and with a joyful future.
    — Phyllis Stark, Billboard, 30 May 2018
  • That blessing should enable people to get back to a life of dignity.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2021
  • If a flag is damaged or worn out, it should be disposed of with dignity.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 14 June 2022
  • Almost everyone who is poor longs for the dignity of a job.
    — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The books’ spines say love, courage, peace, racial dignity, faith and hope.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Can your kids earn enough to form stable families of their own and live with dignity?
    — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 2 June 2020
  • There is dignity and joy to be found in all places, no matter how desperate the odds.
    — Kanishk Tharoor, The Atlantic, 10 June 2018
  • Stoker sees his latest match as a way to fight for his dignity and his woman.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • If there cannot be a debate based on dignity, there should be no debate.
    — Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2020

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