decent

[ˈdiːsnt]

Definition:
1. Of a good enough standard or quality.
2. Honest and fair; treating people with respect.
3. Acceptable to people in a particular situation.

Use 'decent' in a sentence:

1. Millennials were told that if you did well in school, got a decent degree, you would be set up for life.
2. He must make a decent living from other artists covering his songs.
3. You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent.
4. There are no decent schools round here.
5. The lack of a decent education did not defeat Rey.
6. I want to have a decent job.
7. Graduating doesn't even provide any guarantee of a decent job: six in ten graduates today are in non-graduate jobs.
8. He is an educated, amiable and decent man.
9. The new CEO is an educated, amiable, and decent man.
10. There's only enough of them to fill a decent-sized dining room, but they call themselves the "town meeting."
11. I personally regret this development, but the basic bachelor's education now has to cater to people who really need a piece of paper to find a decent job.
12. I went to Brooks Brothers and bought myself a decent shirt.
13. After all, where else can you leave school with a decent degree—but without a lifetime of debt?
14. He did the decent thing and resigned.
15. I can't go to the door ─ I'm not decent.
16. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal.
17. I hope that I can get a decent job with a good salary after I graduate from college.
18. She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again.
19. This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society.
20. He didn't get a decent explanation.
21. Nearby is a village with a decent pub.
22. If there'd been a halfway decent house for rent on this island, I would have taken it. But it was no dice.
23. He treated you very nicely and acted like a decent guy.
24. We believe that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property.
25. I can't go to the door—I'm not decent.
26. A half decent servant is hard to come by.
27. He would rather have a decent death which served some purpose than a meaningless death.
28. She was such a decent old bird.
29. He should do the decent thing and resign.
30. What is a good, decent human being?
31. Any decent shot with telescopic sights could pick us off at random.
32. Ways must be found to assure our children a decent start in life.
33. The majority of people around here are decent people.
34. He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed.
35. Innocence and decent living are no protection from the evil elements within our society.
36. They're trying to show clean, wholesome, decent movies.
37. If you can't find any decent apples, you can always try growing them yourself.
38. Any halfway decent map will give you that information.
39. That dress isn't decent.
40. I need a decent night's sleep.
41. Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.
42. We'll continue to fight for a decent standard of living for our members.
43. The group had cobbled together a few decent songs.
44. The jury will see what a decent guy he is.
45. There is a need for more resources so that all children may have a decent education.