Respected

Examples

• That is the way to get on, and be respected, and have a virtuous character in Vanity Fair. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• It was a pleasure to feel how thoroughly she respected him. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• It proved to be a well-known and respected widow of the neighbourhood, of a standing which can only be expressed by the word genteel. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I have been treated and respected as a gentleman universally. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• They respected a possible baronet in the boy, between whom and the title there was only the little sickly pale Pitt Binkie. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• One solid stationary point in the looseness of this gentleman's character was, that he respected and admired his sister Amy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Captain Martin (highly respected in the army) then unhesitatingly said that it appeared to him that his--hem! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Yes, regarding my respected father,' assented Eugene, settling himself in his arm-chair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She was the mother of fifteen children, when she died lamented and respected by every one who knew her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mr. Thornton has never respected me since. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• You have been useful all your life; steadily and constantly occupied; trusted, respected, and looked up to? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She wanted to be alone, she said, and he respected her wishes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Upstart greatness is everywhere less respected than ancient greatness. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Not _excessively_ fond, said she; I liked her: I respected her as I should do now: she seems to me very little altered. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• His kingdom was the heart of Perdita, his subjects her thoughts; by her he was loved, respected as a superior being, obeyed, waited on. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Many ladies, however, respected her deeply. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Respected solicitor, it's not that. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He should have respected even unreasonable scruples, had there been such; but hers were all reasonable. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The respected ecclesiastic looked pleased, and yet embarrassed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Yes and be respected. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Can we ever hope to be respected by our servants? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Mr. White was a kindhearted man, and was much respected by the community in which he lived. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It respected wealth and it despised science. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I have found my family here in health, good circumstances, and well respected by their fellow-citizens. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• It was a song that imitated the measure of beating upon iron, and was a mere lyrical excuse for the introduction of Old Clem's respected name. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The trade is to be thoroughly respected. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr Sampson said he was sure of it too; murmuring how eminently he respected Mrs Wilfer, and ever must, and ever would. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• You should be respected. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• But he thought you rarely cared for journalism written about a country you really knew about and he respected the man for his intentions. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Still, she respected Gerald, she really respected him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Typist: Wilhelmina