respected

[rɪˈspektɪd]

Definition:
1. Receiving deferential regard.
2. Having or worthy of pride.

Use 'respected' in a sentence:

1. He is now a respected member of society.
2. He is respected by his colleagues.
3. The "wisdom of the crowd" makes clever decisions for the good of the group and leaves citizens feeling represented and respected.
4. Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that appreciates them.
5. Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him.
6. Her father sold pianos and both her parents were respected piano teachers.
7. It was clear to me that he respected his boss.
8. She is respected by both her students and colleagues.
9. Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern history of physics.
10. Besides being a respected scientist, he is also a romantic husband and a caring grandfather.
11. All of the canceled projects had been identified as wasteful in a report written by respected nonpartisan auditors.
12. I think you'd agree he's a very respected columnist.
13. He is highly respected for his novels and plays as well as his translations of American novels.
14. He was respected by all who knew him for his kind and gentlemanly consideration.
15. This guy was well respected for his devotion to charity work.
16. I would have you to know that I am a Toad, a very well-known, respected, distinguished Toad!
17. Journeymen knew that if they perfected their skill, they could become respected master artisans with their own shops.
18. The boy was frightened, for there was no one in the world whom he respected more than the uncle.
19. She dedicated herself to teaching for forty-five years, and all her students respected her a lot.
20. This good fellow has got to live here, and hold his own, and be respected.
21. She was a widely respected commentator.
22. He is respected as a very aggressive and competitive executive.
23. He's one of the most respected basketball players in the last decade.
24. He was widely respected as a wise and statesmanlike governor.
25. Akmal's litigation rights, ethnic and religious customs have been fully respected and guaranteed.
26. He was in his late eighties and had become the country's most respected elder statesman.
27. Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period.
28. Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected.
29. He was greatly respected by his brother officers.
30. It is about time tour operators respected the law and their own code of conduct.
31. Etzioni was a respected ethics expert when he arrived at Harvard.
32. He was a respected academic and above suspicion.