simple decency

Examples (10)

• It's a matter of simple decency to say 'thank you'.
• Don't you think it's just simple decency to hold the door open for someone?
• He didn't even have the simple decency to apologize for being late.
• The foundation of a civil society rests on acts of simple decency.
• Show some simple decency and offer your seat to the elderly passenger.
• Her refusal to help was a shocking lack of simple decency.
• Expecting a reply to an invitation is not asking too much; it's a matter of simple decency.
• I was taught that simple decency costs nothing but means everything.
• Treating service staff with respect is a basic requirement of simple decency.
• While the law doesn't require it, simple decency suggests you should return the wallet you found.