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Respectable in sentence

310 examples of Respectable in a sentence

To say the least, Malcolm Lee's "The Best Man" is the most respectable African-American oriented movie to be released since "Soul Food" and "Love Jones."
In short, she is a respectable human being with the particularity of being a real stickler for good manners .
A respectable entry in the pantheon of menopausal malevolence and, certainly, the type of film they don't make any more.
Although "The Last Confederate" looks respectable, I have serious reservations about it.
Though made on a low budget, the movie convincingly portrays the squalor, alcoholism and petty crime of the lower class street life of Edinburgh, contrasted with elegant formal dress parties held by the wealthy and respectable citizens.
Take, for example, 'Broken Blossoms (1919),' where a Chinese immigrant (portrayed, admittedly, by American Richard Barthelmess) is shown to be, by far, the film's most compassionate and respectable male character.
He has arrived too late to warn the population of Homesville not to try the pill dropped in their mailbox by a respectable pharmaceutical company.
Old ladies, health staff, and respectable families go through the merciless deteriorating torture
Yes, Flip (Danny Hoch), Trevor (Marc Webber), and James (Dash Mihok) are respectable emcees (no where as good as the Beasties) and have good hearts, but they live in a fantasy land.
Both of the two shows excelled in art and a respectable script.
The only thing I can really praise about this film is that for a feature film made with a $3,000 budget, it's a respectable achievement that should inspire other film makers that it is possible to make a film on a practically non-existent budget.
Kabukiman NYPD, began distributing somewhat more respectable films from clearly more ambitious directors.
"Member of the Wedding" has a very respectable overall score of 7.7 and the acting of Julie Harris was nominated for an Oscar.
But there's no match for Connery in a role that was made for him: a charming, polished, gentleman rogue ("No respectable gentleman is THAT respectable," he insists), as long on charisma as he is short on honor.
Thirty some years after its release, it is now clear that The Eagle Has Landed was a plucked raptor when it fell out of Sturgis' respectable aerie into 1970s theaters.
The best example of the former would be with the grits part in the courtroom scenes ("no respectable Southerner would make instant grits").
It wasn't until the 1980s that a resurrected respect for decent animation occurred and fortunately today animation is once again respectable.
The movie may have salvaged itself if they didn't try to also make the main character, try to talk like a ghetto person one minute, and then a respectable, sensible person the very next.
Respectable, even impressive follow-up to the sharp-witted Canadian horror indie.
It may fool you because despite its low budget, it starts out looking like a real movie: Its production values and musical score are actually quite respectable.
Film does get a tiny bit of class from Jamie Lee Curtis, and supporting players Anne De Salvo as a photographer and Laraine Newman as a wallflower are more than respectable in clichéd roles.
I thought it was a more than respectable suspense thriller.
In most parts of China, farming can no longer sustain a respectable standard of living.
By the end of 2015, the Yu’e Bao fund manager was overseeing $165 billion in assets and had converted Alipay’s millions of small, financially unsophisticated savers into investors collecting respectable returns.
Each dollar would avoid $1.51 of global warming damages – a respectable outcome.
This is a respectable sum, and certainly a benefit that the international community should try to achieve.
Such tours are designed to give notice that China is emerging on the world stage, as well as to make it look respectable as a major world power.
China must confront them if it wants to progress domestically and become a respected and respectable actor of the international system.
It will not be long before even Europe's more respectable conservative parties reach for rhetoric about "foreigners coming here to feast off of our taxes."
Presidents’ futures – their ability to win re-election, to accomplish other policy goals, and to leave a respectable legacy – hinge on the economy’s strength.
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