How to Use dignity in a Sentence

dignity

noun

• She showed dignity in defeat.
• Theirs is a country that cherishes freedom and human dignity.
• The ceremony was conducted with great dignity.
• But that success has come at great cost—to human dignity and to the human spirit.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022
• And for kids living in poverty, a dose of dignity can make a huge difference.
  — Allie Torgan, CNN, 9 June 2022
• This comedown in station and dignity is something that washes over both men.
  — Nadifa Mohamed, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
• All of us deserve to be treated equally and all of us deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
  — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
• Also notable were volunteers whose presence always adds much dignity to the day.
  — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
• Love is the answer — or, at some level, basic human dignity and decency.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2022
• Like Parks, Bey aims to give his subjects the dignity they’re often denied, along with the ability to simply be.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
• Players call penalties on themselves, the argument goes, and compete with dignity and respect for their opponent.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2022
• Unbeknownst to me, my father was using storytelling to reclaim his dignity and humanity in a place designed to strip it away.
  — Sean Boyce Johnson, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
• The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022
• Her attempts to maintain her dignity and personhood in the face of prying neighbors amount to a studied, moving account of a grieving woman whose inner and outer selves are in constant tension.
  — Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
• Parents, especially fathers, saw their daughters’ dignity and safety cast aside in schools because policies allow transgender girls in girls’ locker rooms, bathrooms and sports.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
• And its biggest asset is Kalukango’s stunning performance, filled with musical riches, dignity, love and fortitude.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022
• That sense of respect and dignity came from the top down.
  — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al, 7 July 2021
• The books’ spines say love, courage, peace, racial dignity, faith and hope.
  — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• The votes and dignity of member states are not for sale.
  — Farnaz Fassihi, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
• Lead from the head with clarity, from the hands with dignity and from the heart with love.
  — Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Cities and states shouldn't give up their dignity for it.
  — James Briggs, Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2017
• At the end of the day, this -- this entire race has been about dignity and respect.
  — CNN, 12 Dec. 2017
• And what struck me about her was her, her dignity and effort to seize a full life.
  — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2021
• There was a dignity and grandeur about the Chief Justice which marked him as one born great.
  — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• There’s a way to walk out of that with dignity, with hope and with a joyful future.
  — Phyllis Stark, Billboard, 30 May 2018
• Peter fought it to the end with strength, dignity and the resolve to survive.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 July 2018
• Being a man is about the strength of respect and dignity.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• Not even some dignity over how to close out what had been a good season.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
• But how much is a legacy worth? And how about one’s dignity?
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
• Respect the dignity and agency of the people in your film.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024