be decent
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
Used to describe a state of being acceptable or of a good enough standard.
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- The food at that new cafe is pretty decent.
- He tries to be decent to everyone he meets.
- Her performance in the play was decent, though not spectacular.
- Even when faced with hostility, she always was decent and polite.
- He's a good mechanic, and his prices are always decent.
- Why can't you just be decent for once and apologize?
- If the pay is decent, she will accept the job offer.
- In a complex world, it's a challenge to consistently be decent.
- I just want to find a place to live that is decent and affordable.
- He's always been a decent man who stands by his principles.
- He might not be the most exciting person, but he is a decent man.
- The old man told his grandson, "Whatever you do in life, always be decent."
- Just try to be decent to the new intern; he's still learning.
- I hope the new CEO is a decent person who values the employees.
- Despite their argument, she was decent enough to wish him well.
- They are decent people, always willing to help a neighbor in need.
- All we ask is for our landlord to be decent and fix the leaking roof.
- It doesn't cost anything to be decent, but it means everything.
- His grades were decent enough to get him into a good university.
- The expectation is that all members of this community will be decent to one another.