middle-class respectability
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the quality of being considered socially acceptable and correct, as valued by the middle class
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- They strived to maintain an image of middle-class respectability.
- The family strived for an image of middle-class respectability.
- Her family valued middle-class respectability above all else.
- He found the demands of middle-class respectability stifling.
- The façade of middle-class respectability began to crumble under scrutiny.
- Their suburban home was a symbol of their middle-class respectability.
- He longed for the quiet life of middle-class respectability.
- She tried to maintain an air of middle-class respectability despite her struggles.
- They were keen to preserve their middle-class respectability in the community.
- The novel critiques the rigid expectations of middle-class respectability.
- Beneath the veneer of middle-class respectability, secrets often festered.
- For many, achieving middle-class respectability was a lifelong goal.
- The pressure to uphold middle-class respectability was immense.
- The community valued middle-class respectability above all else.
- She carefully cultivated an aura of middle-class respectability.
- They sacrificed personal desires for the sake of middle-class respectability.
- His aspirations included achieving a degree of middle-class respectability.
- His unconventional lifestyle clashed with his parents' desire for middle-class respectability.
- The scandal threatened their carefully constructed middle-class respectability.
- The facade of middle-class respectability often concealed deeper problems.