dignified
adjective
dig·ni·fied
ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd 
: showing or expressing dignity
a dignified manner
looking dignified in a suit and tie
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Examples of dignified in a Sentence
She has a kind but dignified manner.
He looked very dignified in his new suit.
The hotel's lobby is dignified but inviting.
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There’s also Alex Hurt’s dignified Alexander Litvinenko, Berezovsky’s chief of security, an honest cop trapped in political machinations beyond his control.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Our children have the right to live dignified lives.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Here is Ben Mendelsohn as an exquisitely dignified Dior, working in obscurity for the couturier Lucien Lelong (and reluctant to design dresses for Nazi wives), and Juliette Binoche as his high-profile rival Coco Chanel, comporting with members of the Third Reich and living at the Ritz.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Of all the heart-stopping battles in Shōgun, this painful argument between two dignified old men who love each other may be the toughest to forget.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
Viewers enjoyed the dignified combination of MacNeil, who spoke in a clipped, erudite manner; and Lehrer, a Kansas native with a soft heartland drawl.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
All the while, the foundation has promoted myriad social justice causes, including providing support and dignified living to immigrant communities in the United States, Mexico and Latin countries.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are both in crisis, Tony told me, and Puerto Rico seems to promise a more dignified style of poverty, perhaps a backdoor to U.S. citizenship.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Immediately, calls were made for more information, the speculation went stratospheric, and in the absence of actual news—after a long, dignified silence from the palace—conspiracy theories followed.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Our children have the right to live dignified lives.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Here is Ben Mendelsohn as an exquisitely dignified Dior, working in obscurity for the couturier Lucien Lelong (and reluctant to design dresses for Nazi wives), and Juliette Binoche as his high-profile rival Coco Chanel, comporting with members of the Third Reich and living at the Ritz.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Of all the heart-stopping battles in Shōgun, this painful argument between two dignified old men who love each other may be the toughest to forget.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
Viewers enjoyed the dignified combination of MacNeil, who spoke in a clipped, erudite manner; and Lehrer, a Kansas native with a soft heartland drawl.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
All the while, the foundation has promoted myriad social justice causes, including providing support and dignified living to immigrant communities in the United States, Mexico and Latin countries.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are both in crisis, Tony told me, and Puerto Rico seems to promise a more dignified style of poverty, perhaps a backdoor to U.S. citizenship.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Immediately, calls were made for more information, the speculation went stratospheric, and in the absence of actual news—after a long, dignified silence from the palace—conspiracy theories followed.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Dignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dignified. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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dignified
adjective
dig·ni·fied
ˈdig-nə-ˌfīd
: having or showing dignity
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