Example Sentences

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It proposes a global agreement on how to potentially slow development and a mechanism for verifying that competitors are respecting it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Asked about the role the US should play, Dr Tedros said "since the US has brokered the peace deal it has the responsibility of making sure that all sides are respecting" it.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

There have been reports, generally from fans taking photos and cellphone video at Climate Pledge Arena, that not all fans are respecting mask rules.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

What makes acts of humanity universal are respecting the tiny details and specifics.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2021

I want much to see you, my dear general, and consult you about many points, part of them are respecting myself.

From Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette by Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de