decencies

/ (ˈdiːsənsɪz) /

pl n

the decencies those things that are considered necessary for a decent life
standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society; proprieties

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How to use decencies in a sentence

Mr. Lucas has been, and gone, and there is not much beyond the decencies of ordinary sentiment to be got from him.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
It was very proper that the United States government should thus outrage the common decencies of judicial process.
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore Parker
The man was perpetually defying the decencies and delicacies which were as perfume in Braybrooke's nostrils.
December Love | Robert Hichens
By our long sitting together, we lose, by our familiarity and acquaintance, the decencies of the house.
Andrew Marvell | Augustine Birrell
He respects the decencies of life, and does not strike below the belt, or creep down the back of your neck.
Little Rivers | Henry van Dyke

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