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Meanings of respectable people in English

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Usage of respectable people in English
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But I want to know about her family-arethey respectable people too?
New york: the novel
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The Marrables are respectable people, and keep the best company in Clifton.
No Name
3
The few respectable people are afraid even to try to keep order.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
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Many respectable people go out that way, and it is very comfortable.
Bessie's Fortune: A Novel
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My friend eyed the group, and said:-Maybethey're children of respectable people.
American Notes
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According to Thomas Carlyle, respectable people were those who kept a gig.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
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His parents lived at Spanish Town, Jamaica, and were very respectable people.
Old Jack
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Yes, I let furnished lodgings to strangers, but only to respectable people.
The Blunderer
9
I shall have one or two others, old chums, not respectable people.
The Crown of Life
10
I think you are the most respectable people in the world.
The Good Comrade
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That was more than you could say for any number of respectable people.
The Oracle Glass
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And even the respectable people are sometimes out in their reckoning.
Birds of Prey
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When had respectable people given themselves over full-time to counting zeroes?
A week in december
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The respectable people of the town judged his conduct very severely.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
15
The Lockes are respectable people: Phoebe and her sister were dressmakers.
Uncle Max
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The man-a well-knowncharacter-wasCornudet, the democrat, the terror of all respectable people.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
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Respectable people through the time
Respectable people across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare