respectful distance

collocation in English

meaningsofrespectfulanddistance

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respectful
adjective
uk
/rɪˈspekt.fəl/us
/rɪˈspekt.fəl/
showing admiration for someone ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofrespectfulanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrespectful distance

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Photographs are taken and interviews conducted - all recounted in a fashion that moves from a forced casualness to arespectfuldistanceand back again.
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The increases in salary granted followed the cost of living at a veryrespectfuldistance.
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I stood at arespectfuldistanceand listened to what he had to say.
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Though the crowd was inside the manorial park, they maintained arespectfuldistancefrom the mausoleum.
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The enemy now kept at arespectfuldistancewhile preparing their ironclad vessels to sail up more closely.
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This can be seen through closer more intimate relations hugging or embracing, versus keeping a polite orrespectfuldistanceduring more formal interactions.
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The enemy in the sector, however, did normally not engage the squadron's aircraft, keeping arespectfuldistance.
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The boat was not damaged in this inconclusive encounter, but kept the aircraft at arespectfuldistancefor an hour.
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In the second version on view today the angel keeps arespectfuldistance, and the saint is a little more dignified.
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Family members of the person getting the tattoo are often in attendance at arespectfuldistanceto provide words of encouragement, sometimes through song.
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Aside from the occasional visit from a starry-eyed local hoping to land a speaking role, most people kept arespectfuldistanceand allowed filming to go on without interference.
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