Example Sentences

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To rely on acquitted conduct disrespects the jury’s role and undermines public faith in our criminal-justice system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

And the more Sue disrespects the week on/week off balance, the more Elisabeth will suffer varicose veins, thinning, graying hair, sagging breasts, and other indignities of aging.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024

“He has disgraced his country and disrespects everyone around him because he is a sad individual who is mad about how his miserable life has turned out.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 25, 2023

"The act disrespects and mocks the victims" of Hamas's attack, Braunschweig's mayor, Thorsten Kornblum, said.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

He was a runaway and a thief and a liar, and if there was a word for someone who disrespects a monk in his own temple, he was that, too.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat