Respectable has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | He is said to have been a man of respectable position. | |
| 2. | I know some most respectable people in the town. | |
| 3. | I hope to earn a respectable income by the time I settle down. | |
| 4. | He is respectable in every way. | |
| 5. | Hers is a respectable family with a long history behind it. | |
| 6. | They were of a respectable family in the north of England. | |
| 7. | To equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel. | |
| 8. | At no period of our ancient history does there appear to have been greater attention paid to the culture of the female mind than during the age of Elizabeth and at no time has there existed a greater number of amiable and respectable women. | |
| 9. | I'm a respectable businessman. | |
| 10. | He seems like a respectable businessman, but he's really part of the Mafia. |