Decency has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | That is beneath ordinary decency. | |
| 2. | She had the decency to apologize. | |
| 3. | He didn't have the decency to admit that he was wrong. | |
| 4. | The members of each stratum accept as their ideal of decency the scheme of life in vogue in the next higher stratum, and bend their energies to live up to that ideal. | |
| 5. | Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. | |
| 6. | Tom didn't have the decency to admit that he was wrong. | |
| 7. | Tom didn't even have the decency to acknowledge his mistake. | |
| 8. | Tom didn't even have the decency to admit he was wrong. | |
| 9. | Tom didn't even have the decency to admit it was his fault. | |
| 10. | Tom didn't even have the decency to admit that he'd made a mistake. |