To have people want to listen to your words, to sit respectfully and await your wisdom?

Two severely dressed men sat respectfully before the terminal and waited.

Jack turned to General Schultz, his chief of staff, who was sitting respectfully two seats behind, playing on a gameboy.

On Martin Luther King's birthday, Mr. Atwater sat respectfully at the Atlanta church where Dr. King roused the nation's conscience to action.

Several photographs of Mr. Gore in his Army uniform, one with him sitting respectfully at his father's knee.

A Show of Solidarity Abraham H. Foxman, the executive director of the Anti-Defamation League, sat respectfully through the eulogy but later said he did not agree.

Though he didn't participate much, he did sit and listen respectfully, and Phil knew that it made Lynn happy to have him there; he figured Len knew that too.

If they really believe this, of course they shouldn't sit there respectfully and applaud the items they approve of on his endless wish list.

He turned to look back and saw his car in the driveway, the chauffeur sitting respectfully at the wheel.

Rogo was sitting respectfully by the door, as if waiting for us to finish the discussion and cast our votes, thumbs up or thumbs down.