Example Sentences

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"You build peace by transforming pain. That takes more than diplomacy. It takes dialogue, decentralised participation and dignifying people's experiences," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

Educated hope provides the basis for dignifying the labor of teachers.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2022

It’s a building that delivers an architectural premium in small, cost-efficient, dignifying doses.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022

Asked for comment on Sunday evening regarding the altercation, John LaBombard, a spokesman for Sinema, told The Washington Post: “We are not dignifying this behavior with a response.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021

Let us give a specimen of his classical elegance in dignifying a subject, which will be relished chiefly by Grangerites.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall