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Recent Examples of decency There’s lots of stuff within Eddie that isn’t developed enough to be Stephen, but that decency is there. Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025 Both towns are filled with lovable eccentrics, both treat community as a kind of moral center, and both ask us to consider what decency looks like at the local level. Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025 The Giants didn’t have the decency to maintain relevance until September. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 His innate decency and soulfulness is hard to hide. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decency
Noun
  • Interns are paid and work between 10 to 15 weeks with opportunities to attend workshops and seminars that teach topics like email etiquette, how to create elevator pitches and other social skills.
    Peyton Robinson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Boomer wedding guests have sparked a viral discussion about modern-day wedding etiquette.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This deep connection between trees and morality is further evidenced in a trope of Western literature in which humans are transformed into trees, sometimes as an embodiment of sin.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rebecca Ferguson stars as Captain Olivia Walker, a senior White House official tasked with keeping the government functioning as panic sets in, while Idris Elba plays a top national security adviser who must balance strategy with morality.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tennis took off in this country in the late 70s with the emergence of attitude, which replaced, or at least challenged, the old decorum.
    Thomas Swick September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Why do so many Democratic representatives insist on sticking with decorum, finger-wagging instead of, as Crockett puts it, focusing on the burning house?
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Most importantly, lead with integrity—trust is your most valuable asset in an ever-evolving landscape.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the crisis, her burgeoning friendship with the hostage’s wife, challenges Barb’s usual sense of propriety and self-containment.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This is a regimented world driven by ritual and propriety and a fear of seeming out of step.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Becoming a saint In the Catholic faith, sainthood is reserved for those who have lived a life of heroic virtues, offered their life for others or died for their faith, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Was one of Forest’s virtues last season their relative simplicity, which will now be disrupted?
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There is power in affording others the human dignity that all of God’s children deserve.
    Russell M. Nelson, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Nusbaum, the Saint Mary’s College education professor, said Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training, along with crisis teams in schools, would help maintain the dignity of students and the safety of the teachers.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Financial intimacy makes room for honesty, respect, and growth — in both your wallet and your relationships.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For Lopes, trust isn’t a matter of believing intellectually in the honesty or goodwill of another individual or institution.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Decency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decency. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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