Example Sentences

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"The main difficulty is respecting the score's crescendo and keeping your energy and strength intact until the big leaps, when your legs start to burn," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Part of respecting our bodies for everything they do for us is respecting that they need regular fuel.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

But “Friend One” is respecting “Friend Two’s” nicely worded request and is steering clear of the park when the “nonaggressive” dog is present.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2023

Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas, though, issued a statement that the court is respecting the Second Circuit’s process in lifting the injunction while it considers the lawsuit.

From Washington Times • Jan. 11, 2023

All I wish is, respecting my love to my married sister, Golden Lion Court, number twenty-sivin, second bell-handle on the right-hand door-post.'

From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles