How to Use dignity in a Sentence

dignity

noun
  • She showed dignity in defeat.
  • Theirs is a country that cherishes freedom and human dignity.
  • The ceremony was conducted with great dignity.
  • And our dignity is not for sale.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Gauger’s team frames hunger as a skills gap and a dignity gap.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The goal was to crush my dignity.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
  • There is no dignity in drag downs.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The books’ spines say love, courage, peace, racial dignity, faith and hope.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Take away my freedom and my dignity, but do not take away my food.
    — Valentina Valentini, Longreads, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Not even some dignity over how to close out what had been a good season.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Her hair was a greasy mess most days, causing mom to lose dignity.
    — Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2021
  • These laws deny not just dignity but the right to live freely.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
  • What does a lack of workplace dignity look like?
    — Elizabeth Semion, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And what struck me about her was her, her dignity and effort to seize a full life.
    — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2021
  • This does not mean taking away her dignity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • But no person should have to be brave just to live in safety and dignity.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 20 Nov. 2021
  • If a flag is damaged or worn out, it should be disposed of with dignity.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 14 June 2022
  • This is a man with a great deal of dignity and respect from his coaching peers.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Which is not to say that they were treated with dignity and respect.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Who wished for some control over their own lives and a measure of dignity.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • Casper said that the city fell short in treating her with dignity and respect.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Those still in need of assistance are grim but have their dignity.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Next time, Geno should just walk away and keep his dignity intact.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • There was such a sense of dignity to the four-poster bed, such elegance.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
  • There’s such a dignity in Natalia’s work and in her eyes.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • There’s a way to walk out of that with dignity, with hope and with a joyful future.
    — Phyllis Stark, Billboard, 30 May 2018
  • At the end of the day, this -- this entire race has been about dignity and respect.
    — CNN, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Some were waiting for a chance to leave legally, with dignity, for work or school.
    — New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Lead from the head with clarity, from the hands with dignity and from the heart with love.
    — Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022

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