How to Use self-respecting in a Sentence
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That’s what an underperforming football team does to a self-respecting SEC school.
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Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Was the implication that Seqenenra couldn’t even control the hippopotami — a basic skill for any self-respecting pharaoh?
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Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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As summer style fatigue hits Hollywood, Jennifer Lopez is still dressing for warm sunny days, as any self-respecting Leo would.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?
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Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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As any self-respecting white knight would do, Conrad bravely takes up the mantle of responsibility and decides to help Belly pick out hurricane glasses himself.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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