dignity
noun, plural dig·ni·ties.
- person of high rank or title.
- such persons collectively.
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Contemporary Examples of dignity
Yet she spoke of his dignity in such an insane situation and when she touched on his pain she expressed her own on his behalf.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left BehindBrin-Jonathan Butler
December 19, 2014
Pakistan was dancing for the U.S. dollar and joined up with it without any dignity.
“You can cut my hair, you can bald me, you can strip me naked and take away my dignity,” she said.
But what about terminally ill patients who live in states like New York, without a Death with Dignity law?
To me, what I was doing was helping them to die with dignity and love.
Historical Examples of dignity
On the contrary, His Imperial Majesty appeals to their sentiments of justice, and to the consciousness of their own dignity.
The British Expedition to the CrimeaWilliam Howard Russell
The question being illustrated by the production of a decanter, the cabman's dignity relaxed somewhat.
The Mystery of 31 New InnR. Austin Freeman
Slavery, however mitigated and softened, can never be in harmony with the dignity of man.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and ChinaEvariste Regis Huc
"You do eet too much to me honor," he said, with a dignity which was worthy of his family.
Love in a CloudArlo Bates
If men in his position did such things, the Canon would have snorted; as it was, however, he remembered his dignity in time.
People of PositionStanley Portal Hyatt