have self-respect

Frequency: 8.025.0 per million words

to possess a sense of one's own worth

self-respectVERB + NOUN

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have

Examples (10)

  • It's sad that she doesn't have any self-respect left.
  • Every individual deserves to have self-respect.
  • To have self-respect means valuing your own worth.
  • He worked hard to have self-respect again after his failures.
  • Do you really have self-respect if you allow others to disrespect you?
  • She taught her children to always have self-respect, no matter what.
  • You must have enough self-respect to say no when necessary.
  • They believe that a person who truly has self-respect will not compromise their values.
  • Having self-respect is the first step towards earning respect from others.
  • Despite the difficulties, she managed to have her self-respect intact.