Example Sentences

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Smith had been respectably good on a young White Sox roster that has been anything but.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but they scored just three and five respectably as the tourists slipped to 22-3.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Simply put, Herculano-Houzel says previous paleontologists take it for granted that "an animal that large could not have been smart, even with a respectably monkey-sized brain."

From Salon • May 4, 2024

As a sixth-round pick in 2021 and having played respectably last year in his first start against the Jets, the team may be prone to wanting to keep him.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

Engel’s American contacts were all very respectably pro-Germany, Penn’s less so.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein