How to Use respect in a Sentence

respect

1 of 2 noun

• The soldier saluted as a sign of respect.
• He has earned their respect.
• I expect to be treated with respect.
• Your theory makes sense in one respect.
• I have a great respect for his accomplishments.
• Despite our differences, I have enormous respect for him.
• A lot of respect for this game.
  — Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
• The sport is easy in that respect.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
• Put some respect on her good name!
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
• So, my respect for that is huge.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
• So there’s a lot of respect in that.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
• There’s gonna be fear and respect.
  — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
• With all due respect, please go home.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
• Brooks goes against the grain in this respect.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
• But in that respect, there is nowhere to hide.
  — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
• My wife of three years has no respect for me.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
• There’s too much respect for the craft.
  — Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Bold plans shine when rest gets equal respect.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
• This will give you a strong sense of self-respect.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
• Slow down long enough to show respect for process.
  — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Thanks for all the fans around the world for their love and respect.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
• But the movie is lodged in a very strange place with respect to genre.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2018
• Put some respect on the Knicks’ name.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026
• So in this movie, my son was forced to gawk at me with great respect.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• But the rest of the world will have a chance to pay their respects as well.
  — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026
• Now, he is not viewed as a weak link, and that’s a sign of respect.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2022
• Weed and music in some respects go hand in hand.
  — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
• My respect for her has gone up tenfold.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
• How are these pieces of art in certain respects?
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
• Was there a true hatred or deep respect?
  — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026

respect

2 of 2 verb

• The students respect the principal for his honesty.
• We need to respect the environment.
• I respect what she has accomplished.
• You must learn to respect other people's property.
• The room has to respect the mic.
  — Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
• Both respect the game too much to tank.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
• Those who respect them tend to thrive.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
• Agree on a plan that respects home needs.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
• Be aware of this and respect your need for more rest.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
• That’s his right, and Shahn respects it.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
• So this is somebody who respects the rule of law.
  — Abigail Wise, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
• Accept this fact and respect your need for more rest.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
• Best of luck to those who do not respect wedding rings.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
• Many of the players know him well, respect him and trust him.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022
• That’s a strong mom game right there, and rather than fight her on it, respect it.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2021
• Their voters will respect them for it.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• In either case, to be lagom is to respect the rules of the group.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
• Pick one step that respects your budget.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
• People are drawn to her, look up to her, trust her and respect her.
  — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2019
• Wearing a wig on set taught me to respect drag queens at a very young age!
  — ELLE, 29 Apr. 2022
• But these feelings don’t lead him to lash out at me or respect me any less.
  — Melissa Petro, Allure, 23 Aug. 2017
• People will respect you for it.
  — Jessica Chen, CNBC, 15 May 2026
• When someone says no, respect it.
  — Jackie Simon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• That some fans loved him, that most fans booed him, that all fans respected him.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
• Maybe even in the long term there will be a health cost for respecting parental choice.
  — Peter M. Sandman, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
• For the most part, people seem to respect Ron.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
• That means respecting your time.
  — Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
• And my wallet and I respect that.
  — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
• Tito sees it as a matter of respecting time.
  — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• It's also taught me to respect my peers and those older than me.
  — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026