Examples of 'do the decent thing' in a sentence

Meaning of "do the decent thing"

do the decent thing - This phrase is a call to act in a morally or ethically upright manner. It urges someone to choose a course of action that is considered honorable or respectful
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  • To take the most honourable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in the person's own interests.

How to use "do the decent thing" in a sentence

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do the decent thing
Do the decent thing and be gone by the morning.
This is your chance to do the decent thing.
Do the decent thing and admit it.
The captain asked us to do the decent thing.
I can do the decent thing.
You were only trying to do the decent thing.
Do the decent thing for once in your selfish life.
They might as well do the decent thing.
You do the decent thing.
It is always good to do the decent thing.
Will he do the decent thing and apologise?
If he would offered to do the decent thing.
You would have to do the decent thing as reluctantly as only you know how.
This is the chance for one of us to do the decent thing.
In order to do the decent thing by your family.

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I have come to ask that you do the decent thing.
I must do the decent thing.
He would have had no choice but to do the decent thing.
He should now do the decent thing and resign.
And if you were smart you would do the decent thing.
Please do the decent thing.
That tomorrow may never come unless you do the decent thing.
Celtic do the decent thing.
Was a man with a good Christian heart to step in and do the decent thing.
Your client could do the decent thing and cop a plea.
So for once in my life I am going to do the decent thing.
You would have to do the decent thing as reluctantly as you know.
You seem like a decent man, so do the decent thing.
You would have to do the decent thing as only you know how.
Do the decent thing and give her her father's bear back.
We all want to do the decent thing.
Let's do the decent thing and put it out of its misery.
We begged him to do the decent thing.
Manne, do the decent thing and pay your gambling debts.
I came to you to do the decent thing.
Do the decent thing and admit it . mr. walker, for once in your life.
Unless you would like to do the decent thing and hang yourself.
You would rather prolong a poor animal 's suffering than do the decent thing.
I will ask Ralph to do the decent thing and withdraw his offer.
We begged him to. We begged him to do the decent thing.
Maybe I should do the decent thing and kill myself.
We have an injured man among us . We all want to do the decent thing.
I believe the Commission should do the decent thing and withdraw this particular proposal.
Cause our family owes Coleman an apology. Cause I was trying to do the decent thing.
Will she finally do the decent thing and resign?
His guv'nor might be able to rein him in. You do the decent thing.
You'd have to do the decent thing as only you know how.
When she got pregnant, I offered to do the decent thing.
Why can not people do the decent thing and die at a more sociable hour?
You know what he 's like, wanting to do the decent thing.

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