"respectable" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- She's presented as the proper, socially respectable partner for him, as opposed to his secret wife Molly.
- I make a corporate lawyer socially respectable enough to think of running for office.
- St. John offers marriage, and with it the useful and socially respectable position of a missionary's wife, but it is an offer made without love.
- Some have socially respectable positions that could be threatened by a link to Teen Anal Nightmare 2, and they have settled even though they knew nothing of the infringement.
- In ancient Iran musicians held socially respectable positions.
- This leech-like attachment takes many forms, from the socially respectable to the near-terrorist.
- As a result, he and some of his gang members abandon their incorrigible life of gun culture and take up sales at the roadside hoping to lead a socially respectable life.
- Do you think most people attend church out of a genuine belief in God or because it's the socially respectable (and perhaps profitable) thing to do?
- At that time, intellectuals, branded with a low social position, often sought to marry more socially respectable peasants and workers to improve their status.
- Hamilton was born in the West Indies in 1755 to a couple who were socially respectable but not legally married.
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