How to use "respectable" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "respectable" in popular movie and book plots

  • Worse still, Clara (Billie Burke), his social-climbing wife, seems to care only about nagging him and presenting a respectable façade.  - Topper (film)
  • Jack Torrance's alcoholism and explosive temper have cost him his teaching job at Stovington, a respectable prep school.  - The Shining (miniseries)
  • This inspires the Brewers to a late-season comeback and a respectable finish.  - Mr. 3000
  • Marius provides his apprentices with education, shelter, food, and he assists them in finding respectable positions once they are grown.  - The Vampire Armand
  • Thinking she is now a rich, respectable widow, her family and the village welcome her with open arms.  - Tieta
  • Henri realizes the Moulin Rouge has become a respectable establishment and no longer the home for misfits.  - Moulin Rouge (1952 film)
  • The students are very respectable and in good standing.  - Maria-sama ga Miteru
  • Her uncle is surprised by this behaviour and wants her to marry someone respectable soon.  - Shirley (novel)
  • The uncle is a complacent and self-consciously respectable bachelor who suspects that the student does very little studying.  - At Swim-Two-Birds
  • Meanwhile, Cathy has become a prostitute at the most respectable brothel in the city of Salinas.  - East of Eden (novel)
  • Most of the Deltas become respectable professionals, while their adversaries suffer less fortunate outcomes.  - Animal House
  • Wimsey accepts an offer from the highly respectable management of Pym's Publicity, Ltd.  - Murder Must Advertise
  • Polk then shoots Gondorff and orders Snyder to get the ostensibly respectable Lonnegan away from the crime scene.  - The Sting
  • It tells the story of the Morgans, a respectable mining family of the South Wales Valleys, through the eyes of one of the sons, Huw Morgan.  - How Green Was My Valley
  • Henry Tilney then returns to Bath, accompanied by his younger sister Eleanor, who is a sweet, elegant, and respectable young lady.  - Northanger Abbey
  • (James Stewart), to help him make Bottleneck a lawful, respectable town.  - Destry Rides Again

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