She's presented as the proper, socially respectable partner for him, as opposed to his secret wife Molly.

I make a corporate lawyer socially respectable enough to think of running for office.

St. John offers marriage, and with it the useful and socially respectable position of a missionary's wife, but it is an offer made without love.

Some have socially respectable positions that could be threatened by a link to Teen Anal Nightmare 2, and they have settled even though they knew nothing of the infringement.

In ancient Iran musicians held socially respectable positions.

This leech-like attachment takes many forms, from the socially respectable to the near-terrorist.

As a result, he and some of his gang members abandon their incorrigible life of gun culture and take up sales at the roadside hoping to lead a socially respectable life.

Do you think most people attend church out of a genuine belief in God or because it's the socially respectable (and perhaps profitable) thing to do?

At that time, intellectuals, branded with a low social position, often sought to marry more socially respectable peasants and workers to improve their status.

Hamilton was born in the West Indies in 1755 to a couple who were socially respectable but not legally married.