How to Use dignified in a Sentence

dignified

adjective
  • He looked very dignified in his new suit.
  • She has a kind but dignified manner.
  • The hotel's lobby is dignified but inviting.
  • Ten years ago, women dressed well and looked dignified.
    Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Away from the bright lights and bling, though, something more dignified makes this place unique.
    Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The pins struck me as a small and dignified act of rebellion.
    refinery29.com, 25 May 2018
  • In the end, all of this is conducive to living a more dignified and healthy life.
    Saul Mejia, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Surely no one thought the evening would be dignified and civil.
    Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Cornyn is tall, long-faced, and dignified, with the mien of an aging cowboy.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • The aim is to move out of shelters and have a dignified and meaningful life.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 21 May 2021
  • My mom has always been a symbol of dignified patience and strength for me.
    Nik Sharma, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • My father soon left us, and poor dignified Whiskers was left to share in the chaos of our lives.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Yet to take this a step further, this means that our women and girls have the right to live a dignified life too.
    Mandeep Rai, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2021
  • There is no dignified way to squeeze a tiny bottle of superglue.
    Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • As far as deaths on Game of Thrones go, this was a fairly dignified one.
    Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com, 30 July 2017
  • God forbid your tapas get wet while locals demand the right to live a dignified life in their own city.
    Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • After all, behind the tunes are a people, proud and brave and dignified.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Right to dignified work and fair income Can people find work?
    Stephen Bagwell, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • Democrats were being overly dignified and playing by the old rules.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The normally dignified sport had a brief contretemps at the time of the opening game this year.
    New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • But life is a struggle, and the biggest struggle is how to live an honest, dignified life.
    Edward Nawotka, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
  • Next to them, Pahlavi seemed dignified, well informed, and worldly.
    Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • High-quality card stock ensures this is a stationery gift for the dignified types in your life.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Keep lying, with even more rigor and craft, and the practice becomes dignified as art.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Van der Veldt, with his dry wit and dignified charm, is an Oregon treasure.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Standing apart from the scrum, looking dignified in a sun hat and bracelets, was Raba.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • None of us could have guessed that the dignified seniors, who stirred our collective sense of pride, were inspired by heartache.
    Essence, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Bolger is a broad man, with lank, whitish, chin-length hair and a dignified profile, like a figure from an antique coin.
    Joseph Bernstein Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • Kate and William stand side-by-side, arm-in-arm and smile at the camera in a dignified, but a bit more stiff portrait.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 23 May 2018

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