How To Use Dignity In A Sentence

These same people also routinely said they felt comfortable with Bush as a leader with values and dignity.
She looks terrible, shorn of all her beauty and dignity.
This was the reality glossed over in television fiction; indignity, suspicion, denial of the decencies. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
Despite the challenges that prevail, our women have 'shouldered' the burdens with great resilience and dignity; and many of the successes that we claim toady, must be credited to our mothers, grandmothers, wives, aunts and sisters. Jamaica Information Service
He gathered himself up with as much dignity as he could muster before glaring at me.

Even the chief civil authority of the town was deterred from sallying forth by a remembrance of a predecessor in the provostship who had been buried in a stable mixen all but his head, to the detriment of his clothes and the still greater and more lasting hurt to his dignity. Patsy
Meanwhile, the sister is trying to maintain standards and dignity, washing her clothes and covering her body.
Oh bravissimo in chorus, and he would have danced out into the middle of the room before us all, had not Fortunata whispered in his ear, telling him, I suppose, that such low buffoonery was not in keeping with his dignity. Satyricon
Faces of great dignity and considerable charm.
We should look to the glory and splendor of the arena … Where even the most untalented one-hit-wonder will be able to regain a sliver of dignity before their untimely demise. 2010 February « The Graveyard
I sat in the buggy, holding the reins over the trembling, wild-eyed bay, while William descended and, with great dignity, tied up the disabled swingletree. A Circuit Rider's Wife
Just in the name of dignity you will need to ratchet up the effort three more points, minimum. Times, Sunday Times
There are various classes of Secular Abbots; some have both jurisdiction and the right to use the pontifical insignia; others have only the abbatical dignity without either jurisdiction or the right to pontificalia; while yet another class holds in certain cathedral churches the first dignity and the privilege of precedence in choir and in assemblies, by reason of some suppressed or destroyed conventual church now become the cathedral. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
The state has therefore the right provisorily to let a dignity in title continue, until the public opinion matures on the subject. The Science of Right
Only the bishops have retained the augurial staff, called the crosier; which was the distinctive mark of the dignity of augur; so that the symbol of falsehood has become the symbol of truth. A Philosophical Dictionary
I paused outside the carved double doors, gathering my dignity and composure around me like a shield.
First, it was a good thing that the negotiation process was led by a pair of egocentric men whose machismo instincts somehow consistently outweighed common courtesy, common dignity and common sense.
Griselde, once again, accepted her fate and protested her love for the marquis, solely requesting her dignity upon exodus from the palace.
I tell you what though, brother,’ said Dennis, cocking his hat for the convenience of scratching his head, and looking gravely at Hugh, ‘it’s worthy of notice, as a proof of the amazing equalness and dignity of our law, that it don’t make no distinction between men and women. Barnaby Rudge
The real issue, they predict, will boil down to fairness and simple human dignity.
It was as if, in some strange way, it was beneath his dignity to take an interest in her.
A judge should comport himself authoritatively [ with dignity ].
A line of description at the bottom of the last page that sends the camera slowly tracking back… so the audience can catch its breath gather its thoughts, and leave the cinema with dignity.
Wilson depicted the struggles of African Americans with a lyrical beauty and captured the lives of those who lived on the edges of the society with a dignity that was worthy of the titanic power of any character in Greek drama.
Tall, well proportioned, and always well dressed, he carried himself in polite society with dignity and courtliness. A Country of Vast Designs
McCrimmon followed, keeping, as became an upholder of the dignity of Western civilization, several ostentatious paces to the rear. THE LONELY SEA
Xaviers could fit himself to the dignity and formal habiliments of state; Yet in the fringed deerskin of frontier garb, he was fleeter on the warpath than the Indians who fled before him; and he could outride and outshoot -- and, it is said, outswear -- the best and the worst of the men who followed him. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground
It is a role she embraces with regal dignity and a hint of self-conscious reluctance.
She advanced on herself cautiously but with dignity, turning round before her turning image.
On these relics of antiquity and of ancestorial memorials devolving on Dr. Jefferson, he sought for a place of deposit for them, suitable to their dignity, their character, and their times. The Scottish Chiefs
Actions that are consistent with the dignity and autonomy of moral agents are intrinsically good.
The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.
So, you know, she's handled all of those situations with such dignity and grace.
You enrobe your life in dignity when you give yourself clean laundry. 4 Reasons Laundry Leads to Happiness (Having Clean Socks Is One of Them)
We felt that the way she was treated was lacking in dignity.
The shore was deserted save for myself and a portly dogana-official who was playing with his little son -- trying to amuse him by elephantine gambols on the sand, regardless of his uniform and manly dignity. Old Calabria
But we are all intensely aware of the fact that work and its corollary, employment, are essential requisites for most people to be able to live in dignity with at least a minimum of comfort and security.
Mary graduates from a tense, haunted guilt about her role in the murder of Darnley to a radiant, assured queenliness in the spiritual honesty and dignity with which she faces death.
Davies, wishing to give dignity to his Celtic mythology, determines to find the arkite idolatry there too, and the style in which he proceeds to do this affords a good specimen of the extravagance which has caused Celtic antiquity to be looked upon with so much suspicion. Celtic Literature
He spoke with dignity and pride, and then she too became proud.
The rule of the quick buck often clashes with the law of human dignity.
That is because poverty degrades individuals and robs them of dignity and worth.
How much social housing could this build to give homeless people some dignity? The Sun
Nobody is more free from the ostentatious correctness of the literary precisian, and nobody preserves so much purity and so much dignity of language with so little formality of demeanor. Voltaire
Induct. Bring new members into your club with dignity and class.
Although the day had presented no taxing challenge, he had conducted himself with dignity and ability.
She felt that his behaviour was an affront to her dignity as a human being.
a Knight Banneret, dubbed in the field of battle, but, _on carpet consideration_, at a festivity, or on sone peaceable occasion, when knights receive their dignity kneeling not on the ground, as in war, but on a _carpet_. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
SVILUPPO: According to the Italian wires, the Holy See's message -- as communicated by Lombardi -- included the prayer that God might "illumine" the president-elect, that he might be able "to respond to the expectations and the hopes placed in him, effectively serving justice and right, seeking new paths to promote peace in the world, supporting the growth and dignity of peoples in respect to their human values and spiritual essence. Latest Articles
The loser emerged with more dignity, more class, and more courage than the winner. Times, Sunday Times
This is the free grace and favour of God towards the man Christ Jesus — predestinating, designing, and taking him into actual union with the person of the Son, without respect unto, or foresight of, any precedent dignity or merit in him, 1 Pet. i. Christologia
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. Aristotle
Perhaps a purer time is near, when, upborne by a sense of the dignity of romance and the sacredness of life, man will refrain from laying rough hands on his mute brothers. The Kempton-Wace Letters
A man given to indignity is capable of committing any crime, however heinous it may be.
They treated us with dignity, they treated us as if we were human.
It has been sought to obtain badges or other distinctions for baronets and also to purge the order of wrongful assumptions, an evil to which the baronetage of Nova Scotia is peculiarly exposed, owing to the dignity being descendible to collateral heirs male of the grantee as well as to those of his body. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
The body of King Richard III was treated with much indignity. Trussed naked over a horse and besmirched with mud, it was borne in parade to Leicester, a sad spectacle.
It had brought dignity too, and that only made the sight of resolution slipping away again the sadder. LOHENGRIN
That is because poverty degrades individuals and robs them of dignity and worth.
For it is I think that gives the asseveration such grace and dignity, so that a small but not insignificant wrong is done when (on a couple of occasions in Posthumous Keats) his precisely guarded hope is indurated into "his statement to his brother George, in 1818, that he would be among the English poets after his death," within "a future that meant to place him 'among the English poets.' Keats's Afterlife
So step by step he finally became elevated to the high dignity of the popedom. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages
Released in 1627, this utopian novel was his creation of an ideal land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendor, piety and public spirit" were the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of Bensalem. Archive 2009-03-01
In the course of her conversation on the day of the workshop, she often referred to the terms dignity and respectability.
Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together. Ovid
With the painstaking dignity of an all-day drunk, he said: Day of Honey
The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.
This has been a tawdry affair, and the only person to emerge with his dignity intact is Hester. Times, Sunday Times
That indignity and humiliation was so great I could only go up. Times, Sunday Times
The human heads which ornamented the arms of the chair were obtrusive, and detracted from the dignity which the artist succeeded in gaining in the figure. Edmonia Lewis’s “Death of Cleopatra” | Edwardian Promenade
Such dignity they observed (so does every-body), yet so much ease, in all he said, as well as in his own be-haviour Born to be a public man, would his pride permit him to aim at being so! Sir Charles Grandison
Keep in mind that animals are also often traumatized by captivity and display bizarre behavior untypical of their kind unless treated with respect and dignity.
The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.
We all want to maintain our dignity in old age.
Alcoholism is a thief of health, mental sanity and human dignity. Dr T.P.Chia
A Benedictine like these his brothers, tonsured and habited, he stood erect in the dignity of his office and the humility and simplicity of his nature, as fragile as a child and as durable as a tree. His Disposition
Only a truly free person has human dignity.
I think he has handled himself with dignity throughout and I know he has worked hard to achieve all he has.
They are a tall, noble people who move with grace and dignity, covering the ground, however rough, with apparently effortless ease.
She comported herself with dignity.
Therefore, they have rights of dignity, humane treatment, access to legal advice, and even correspondence.
The word once meant very literally the voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior.
To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity. Dejan Stojanovic
The sum of behaviour is to retain a man's own dignity, without intruding upon the liberty of others.
Each colony insures that every elderly member is included in meaningful activities, taking into account their needs, so that the dignity of their lives is affirmed to the very end.
He liked the stately monuments much more than he liked Gibbon or Ruskin; he loved their dignity; their unity; their scale; their lines; their lights and shadows; their decorative sculpture; but he was even less conscious than they of the force that created it all, the Virgin, the Woman, by whose genius the stately monuments of superstition were built, through which she was expressed. The Dynamo and the Virgin (1900)
They have the right to their own pride and dignity.
Is there anything more gratifying than accepting a wrongdoer's humble apologies with Queenly dignity and good nature? Times, Sunday Times
Most Great Danes, the second tallest of all the dog breeds, carried an air of dignity and nobility.
Criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face, inner dignity or self-respect.
He entered with the trained dignity of a nobleman and met the duke's steely gaze.
Michele endured her long illness with stoicism, dignity and determination.
Perhaps he felt it lent a bit of dignity to the affair.
Also, it was nevertheless her Sunday best and, as such, had a certain innate dignity in spite of its nastiness.
She bore herself with great dignity.
Classmates found him impish and approachable one day, icy in his dignity the next.
Such ambivalent cultures invariably breed an extraordinary sense of personal dignidad (deeg-nee-DAHD) or "dignity," and an unbounded need for this dignity to be respected, regardless of the cost to the individual, family members, friends or strangers. I would like to know about "The Culture"
As we implement repeal, I want leaders at all levels to reemphasize the importance of maintaining dignity and respect for one another throughout our force. Top Marines pledge to 'step out smartly' to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'
I rose and was about to clap my hat upon my head and burst away, in wrathful indignation from the house; but recollecting — just in time to save my dignity — the folly of such a proceeding, and how it would only give my fair tormentors a merry laugh at my expense, for the sake of one I acknowledged in my own heart to be unworthy of the slightest sacrifice — though the ghost of my former reverence and love so hung about me still, that I could not bear to hear her name aspersed by others — I merely walked to the window, and having spent a few seconds in vengibly biting my lips and sternly repressing the passionate heavings of my chest, I observed to Miss The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Alcoholism is a thief of health, mental sanity and human dignity. Dr T.P.Chia
How much social housing could this build to give homeless people some dignity? The Sun
I must say that the chairman handled the job with decorum and taste, and with the dignity required of him.
The incident in question occurred during a stop on her 2008 Dignity tour in Monterrey, Mexico.
She recovered her equanimity, and was an agreeable image of serene dignity.
Oh, buffalo!" she exclaimed, clapping her hands, while Little An stared in horror and absolutely beat his forehead with his fists, and the hapless victim struggled helplessly, distracted and outraged - for I have my dignity, dammit, and I bar being unbreeched and assailed by opium-sodden houris, however be-witching, without even a by-your-leave. Flashman And The Dragon
Dignity in Dying wants to make a clear separation from the term suicide, which does carry with it, among other things, suicide is a colossal act of aggression against the nearest and dearest. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Later on the custom was abolished because vulgar people tittered and the dignity of the elephants or their mahouts was wounded.
Business ethics argues that inhumane working conditions seriously violate the dignity of human beings.
It was like garish noon rising to the dignity of sunset in a couple of seconds.
He was a simple - looking lawyer's clerk, elevated to the extraordinary dignity of a provincial scrivener.
And I learnt from my Parsi connections through marriage that death and sorrow can be handled with so much finesse, so much dignity.
She said he had carried his cross in silence and with dignity and they had helped each other along the way.
They added color and dignity to our program and made the day a day to remember, and we are truly grateful.
But it is also a story of indomitable willpower, and the courage and dignity of the human spirit.
A member of the public famously captured the essence of his personality when he said: ‘The thing I like about you is that you have nae dignity.’
She spoke to him with quiet dignity.
They are strong, redolent of the dignity of human life, and contrary to many images of female nudity.
He wore his royal robes with dignity and gave a huge lift to the wider acceptance of the calypso, as a legitimate cultural medium of social commentary, picong and musical delight. TrinidadExpress Today's News
Modern footballers have been so pampered and spoilt from such an early age that they have lost all sense of proportion, dignity or manners. The Sun
With great dignity, she sits and carefully grooms herself, looking at me haughtily.
Bad enough I should have to think about it without suffering the indignity of attempting to record it for posterity.
His aristocratic voice gives him an air of dignity and power.
Indeed, the effect of Cornwallis's kindly but unsmiling expression was much modified because his wig was slightly awry; Cornwallis still affected a horsehair bobwig of the sort that was now being relegated by fashion to noblemen's coachmen, and today it had a rakish cant that dissipated all appearance of dignity. Hornblower And The Hotspur
Money means mobility, money means independence and personal dignity.
I guess if he did have to suffer that indignity, Amnesty International would be up in arms.
Slavery destroys human dignity.
A hot and impulsive temper was checked by the reflection that it was beneath the dignity of human nature to allow a rush of blood to the organs of "combativeness" and The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
We painted women washing clothes in the waters of Lake Bratan - a timeless ritual conducted with quiet dignity.
His aspect was perfectly that of a pilgrim , heightened also by an apostolic dignity.
The actual or legal authority of Clovis could not receive any new accessions from the consular dignity. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Fourteen men a side is not rugby union, nor league, and certainly not cricket, and the sooner they learn that the better for the dignity of the game and future tourists.
She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants.
If any one at present was to announce in Constantinople that he was favored by the angel Raphael, who is superior to Gabriel in dignity, and that he alone was to be believed, he would be publicly empaled. A Philosophical Dictionary
Described as ‘a model of affability and dignity… remarkable for his fine form and manly beauty,’ he was something of a dandy whose favorite overcoat was made of sable skins lined with scarlet broadcloth.
Still, who could remain unmoved by their dignity and strength which is amply demonstrated by their generous and warm-hearted press release (here)? A Biblical Scourge
To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all. Dr Roopleen
Garang had a broad impassive face; he cultivated a ponderous dignity that often cowed his opponents.
Do you think the notion that it's beneath the dignity of a serious writer to cater for something like television has simply vanished?
He clearly regarded manual work as beneath his dignity.
I would rather die than divulge anything," Charlotte protested solemnly, and her choice of the word divulge seemed to add considerably to the dignity of the proceedings. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius
'In some Provinces you even wear the _paenula_ (military cloak) and ride in the _carpentum_ (official chariot), as a proof of your dignity. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
They also diminish the unique dignity of the Theotokos.
He believed that independence was the first duty of a literary man, and that true dignity consists in diligent labor rather than in indolent railing at fate and the scoffings of "uncomprehended" genius. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863
The first priority is to preserve the dignity of the palaces.
Cleaning of any description he felt was beneath his dignity.
The sum ofbehavior is to retain a man's own dignity, without in -truing upon the liberty ofothers.
His work is far removed from the old idea of monumental outdoor sculpture on a plinth, enhancing the panorama with solemn dignity. Times, Sunday Times
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter. Mason Cooley
This sceptical dogma of "evasiveness" is generally found in alliance with some vague modern "religion" whose chief object is to strip the world of the dignity of its real tragedy and endow it with the indignity of some pretended assurance. The Complex Vision
The trial was a great scandal but she bore it all with courage and dignity.
Fine sentiment, this noblesse oblige (cf. the archangelic dignity in Milton, Paradise Lost, I think). Cyropaedia
Nay, but he is sent, and that in a state of humiliation and condescendency, infinitely below his own dignity. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
On hearing from the alcaide the cause of the affray, he acted with becoming dignity, ordering the guards from the room and directing that the renegade should be severely punished for daring to infringe the hospitality of the palace and insult an embassador. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII
Campaigners argue that it is better for a patient to choose to die peacefully and in dignity, than in great pain.
So he doesn't have to face the indignity of growing a disgusting brown worm in his mouth. The Sun
Passing off toys to another church means that you accept a measure of indignity. Christianity Today
He gives endless media briefings, fielding every question with dignity, and with as much straight-talking as you will ever hear from a politician.
But lives can be saved and many others spared indignity and anxiety. Times, Sunday Times
I fear my nose may suffer the same indignity. The Sun
The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
She had been ill for some time and bore her cross with dignity and serenity.
The code will cover both technical competence and behaviour in the workplace, including treating patients with dignity. Times, Sunday Times
He conducted himself with grace and dignity throughout the trial.
I bought books I did not want to save them from this indignity.
This is a room of real civic dignity that has to be lived up to - a room for exhibitions, concerts, lectures or formal receptions.
The spirited mother's courage and love for her son lend the narrative warmth and dignity.
All dignity is lost, with skirts around their waists. The Sun
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter. Mason Cooley
She has a beautiful face, and enormous dignity.
One can only conjecture about the discomfort and indignity that Sharp, an asthmatic vegan, suffered in his quest, tramping up muddy tracks in the Appalachian mountains, where one community tried to convince him chicken was a vegetable. Cecil Sharp and the Morris Men
At all times she managed to do all of it with great dignity and integrity.
The balsam is a beautiful tree; though not aspiring to the dignity of the pine and hemlock, it shoots up in the most perfect and gradual spire-like form, to a height of thirty or forty feet, remarkable for its elegance; the foliage is very rich in color and quantity. Rural Hours
She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants.
When he refused to ease down his pace and bleated about freedom of contract, independent Americanism, and the dignity of toil, they proceeded to spoil his pace-making ability. SOUTH OF THE SLOT
They need to be helped to regain their dignity as human beings. The Sun
Believing there is still dignity to be had in his work, the crafty retiree hatches a plan.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) DONALD RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: I, would start on a personal note -- my time as secretary of defense, I've come away truly inspired by the professionalism, the dedication, the dignity, of the men and women in uniform. CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2006
A new sense of dignity is perceived when you fulfil the promise you make to yourself.
Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.
We have to recur to arms for guarding our national dignity.
I manage to cope with the indignity well, despite the patients and nurses almost wetting themselves with laughter at the sight of me squirming as the needle is inserted.
He has been afloat for three days at a stretch, unable to land safely on any of those rocky islands, trapped on the boat, using a bucket for his latrine, running short of gas, putting life jackets on the carboys of drinking water in anticipation of shipwreck, and then finally limping back to Bahia without having captured a single chuckwalla—which for him represents the penultimate indignity. The Song of The Dodo
A political programme that erodes human dignity is an affront to all of us, and deserves condemnation from every pulpit in the land.
Then the film career nosedived when the diminutive comic suffered the indignity of playing a cute elf - the role he was born to play! Times, Sunday Times
We want to restore dignity by restoring the ability to care for oneself and one 's family. Christianity Today
By their physiques, thankfully the majority retain poise and dignity.
The mere sound of his name foreshadowed the dignity with which he would sustain the part, and when the servant announced: The Guermantes Way
Passing off toys to another church means that you accept a measure of indignity. Christianity Today
The indignity of incontinence pants followed. The Sun
It encouraged the adherents of this house to attribute to it an almost regal dignity, and to intimate more and more plainly its claim upon the throne of France, as descended through the Dukes of Lorraine from Charlemagne -- a title superior to that of the Valois, who could trace their origin to no higher source than the usurper Hugh Capet. The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
She has a quiet dignity about her.
The doctrines which the sages had associated with the idea of Serapis, debased and degraded by the most contemptible trivialities; lost all their worth and dignity; and after the great Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works
But watch again and something happens: you see a moment both sweet and wry as a couple shyly osculate in "The Kiss," a quiet dignity beneath the brawny bravado in "Sandow: The Strong Man. Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
We should give up the pretence, take holidays for their own sake, and restore some dignity to the nominal purpose of existing national holidays. Times, Sunday Times
I have a novel idea, let's treat one another kindly, with dignity and respect.
I just request that we try to treat this proceeding with some dignity and some decorum.
Anyone who dealt with them would say they acted with dignity and honour but they seem to have lost that. The Sun
He aged with dignity despite kidney disease and other maladies.
To try to impose on others by violent means what we consider to be the truth is an offence against human dignity.
The next challenge we have is to restore the dignity of the Sierra-Leonian, which was really impaired over the 27 years of misrule and mismanagement by an undemocratic, autocratic government. CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2006
Your lucky number has deserted you and eaten your dignity.

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