How to Use self-respect in a Sentence

self-respect

noun
  • Varley’s got a lot of self-respect.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Ground your choices in self-respect.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Your money can stretch further while your self-respect stays strong and steady.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Value yourself — self-respect guides smarter choices.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That question should be asked with urgency, skepticism and civic self-respect.
    — Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • That happens through predictable acts of self-respect, rather than just affirmations.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The pic is billed as being a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Always uphold truth; self-respect comes from keeping integrity tight.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Take the compliment, but clarify terms and negotiate from a place of self-respect.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Recognition is nice, but self-respect is everything, Scorpio.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • This retrograde is challenging you to build a life rooted in genuine self-respect rather than fear, control, or survival instincts.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • Choosing a real destination that honors market realities is an act of self-respect.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • On the contrary, this synergy is here to reveal where stronger boundaries, greater emotional maturity and self-respect are needed.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • Productivity hits different when it’s rooted in self-respect.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Here, the love planet sees (and shows us) the beauty of consistency, loyalty and long-term investments, whether that’s choosing self-respect or fully committing to a partner.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The masses, demeaned and starved, see in tyranny a tantalizing elixir of equality and self-respect, which will liberate them from élite domination and deliver them from want and anxieties.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Partnerships become clearer as messenger Mercury informs your relationships, while expansive Jupiter highlights your identity needs and self-respect.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • From writer-director John Carney (Sing Street, Once), Power Ballad is a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026

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