Example Sentences

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There was a confrontation back in June where Joshua felt Dubois was disrespecting him.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

I got an email complaint after like week two that I was disrespecting the Blues.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021

He countered that I was disrespecting his beliefs and trying to steamroller him into doing something he didn’t agree with.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

The move drew praise in Germany — and darts from his far-right rivals, who said he was disrespecting the French language.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2017

But the cap’n didn’t care; now that I know him a bit, I bet he was thinking the stopping of the talk was disrespecting him.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis