politesse

Examples of politesse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 1948, Vogue published its 658-page Book of Etiquette, compiled by editor Millicent Fenwick, featuring how-tos, dos and don’ts, and the proper politesse for a remarkably varied set of scenarios. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024 Her body language changes, her voice goes into the upper register of ladylike politesse. Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024 Decades of French lessons schooled me in the strict rules of politesse. Theresa Conroy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024 That’s the way it’s done in the Senate, where the politesse of a seemingly bygone political era still reigns supreme. Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 The politesse of reassurance may be desirable and decorous, but U.S. allies are not about to abandon their patron. Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022 Earlier, the girls had waved off a proffered map with the icy politesse of a Tour de France winner declining training wheels. Judith Stone, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 In her interview, Welker seemed fed on the American tradition of treating every politician, even those complicit in an attempt to overturn the democratic tradition, with the utmost in politesse. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023 The avatars onscreen were often just rectangles or blobs, and the concepts had to stay within the bounds of dinner-table politesse. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021

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“Politesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politesse. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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