Example Sentences

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This entire conversation is arguably rooted in power — specifically, who has the power to be above society's rules and standards for presentability, respectability, cleanliness, attractiveness.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2021

I’d guess that the first reason men grow beards after stepping back from demanding jobs that require constant professional presentability is physical: Shaving is time-consuming and takes a toll on the skin.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2019

And so the etiquette-book business flourished, scores of manuals pouring forth to soothe and lead the nouveau riche nervously forward to some kind of presentability.

From Time Magazine Archive

A sudden doubt had just assailed me as to my presentability.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 20, 1917 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Engrossed as he was by his desire for wealth, prestige, dominance, he was confused, if not chastened by considerations relating to position, presentability and the like.

From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore