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Meanings of respectable man in English

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Usage of respectable man in English
1
You are describing the house of Basil Finnegan, an extremely respectable man.
Anansi Boys
2
The very respectable man who brushes my clothes no doubt does so.
Phineas Redux
3
A very respectable man, people said; kind husband, good father, honest dealer.
Will Warburton
4
They became so obnoxious that a respectable man would deny his State.
The Adventures of a Forty-niner / An Historic Description of Cal...
5
The Lord Lieutenant of a County, my dear, is a respectable man.
Vanity Fair
6
I am a respectable man of very good family, while you .
An Outcast of the Islands
7
There was no doubt, he was a very respectable man, a gentleman.
The Story of an African Farm
8
No respectable man or woman, no matter how poor, will enter them.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt
9
I'll buy some new clothes, and set up as a respectable man.
The Young Bank Messenger
10
After a moment's delay the bald, respectable man made a curt response.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
11
ZEUS: That German in spectacles; he seems a highly respectable man.
Letters to Dead Authors
12
Squire Davenport was a thoroughly respectable man in the estimation of the community.
The Store Boy
13
He'd married and had a family now, and was quite the respectable man.
New york: the novel
14
Smith the butler is the only respectable man in this house.
A Yellow God: An Idol of Africa
15
Yes, my dear; there was a respectable man in our village, and he--
The Awakening / (The Resurrection)
16
He is a most respectable man; and has been a good public servant.
The Duke's Children
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Respectable man through the time
Respectable man across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common