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dignified

[dig-nuh-fahyd] / ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪd /


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The lone umpire in Philadelphia that day was Billy McLean, a former boxer who Mr. Thorn has written “had no trouble standing up to players in a dignified fashion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Garner, 31, looked down as Percival read a statement, in which she said he had denied her grandfather a "dignified death".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Voices from across the military tout humble, dignified professionalism as essential to morale and project confidence from leadership down through the ranks.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

There’s the lab-coated museum curator who treats statues in underground storage as dignified friends worth revisiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The badger bowed low in a dignified manner, gesturing with her massive blunt paw.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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