as in nobility
high position within society
the archbishop is very conscious of his dignity
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Recent Examples of dignity
The Catholic Church, which has a long history of opposing the death penalty, believes capital punishment ignores the inherent dignity of all human life and has long advocated for death penalty alternatives.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The panel considered pregnancy sensitive medical information affecting Gothberg’s privacy and personal dignity.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Doing otherwise is a betrayal of the fans and their expectations of dignity and fairness, alongside the power of raw athletic talent embedded in the Beautiful Game.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
This does not mean taking away her dignity.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dignity
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The panel considered pregnancy sensitive medical information affecting Gothberg’s privacy and personal dignity.
—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Doing otherwise is a betrayal of the fans and their expectations of dignity and fairness, alongside the power of raw athletic talent embedded in the Beautiful Game.
—
Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
This does not mean taking away her dignity.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dignity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignity
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Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 26-year-old center back, comes from a line of nobility, particularly Counts, in his home country.
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This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
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Persistent fatigue despite adequate sleep, dizziness, breathlessness, brain fog, low mood, brittle nails, hair fall, feeling unusually cold, and changes in skin quality all signal low ferritin levels.
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The goal is to build higher quality affordable housing by using efficient construction methods Jamison has learned through building more than 8,000 market-rate apartments in the past, Lee said.
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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Over the next couple of decades, Saez advanced through the ranks of the bank and played a key role in integrating systems when SunTrust merged with BB&T in 2019 to form Truist Bank.
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The order, however, does not require states to do so, which means that Colorado law which requires school districts to accommodate students according to their gender identity, still stands.
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The Georgia Department of Public Health was able to use state funds to maintain its AIDS Drug Assistance Program without disruption until federal funds arrived, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
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Not for the first time, Meryl Streep is swooping in to save the day: a limited series with her highness at the helm is now officially Netflix bound, under the direction of the Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson.
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Before the end of World War II, imperial highnesses were in abundant supply.
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“Dignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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