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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything
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as in prince
an honorable and courteous man
was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me
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Recent Examples of gentleman
Kraft’s first physical retail space opened in the heart of Monte Carlo in 2024, and has since evolved into something of an unofficial gentlemen’s members’ club.
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Nick Scott, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
My other daughter came downstairs and saw a gentleman holding a safe in my front yard.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Nick himself is a frothy, feel-good gentleman.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
There’s a pretty fun narrative here about the homecoming of a group of gentlemen and the chaos that follows their path.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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Nick Scott, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
My other daughter came downstairs and saw a gentleman holding a safe in my front yard.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Nick himself is a frothy, feel-good gentleman.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 1 May 2026
There’s a pretty fun narrative here about the homecoming of a group of gentlemen and the chaos that follows their path.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gentleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman
Noun
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Two French soldiers carry the Infanta of Spain’s portrait to young Louis XIV, joined by Alejandro, a Spanish nobleman enthralled by science, colonization and the New World’s promises.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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During the five years between the Battle of Puebla and Mexico’s independence, France installed an emperor, Austrian nobleman Maximilian I, who brought with him brewers from his home country.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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You guys went to see him and also gave his son a scholarship.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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One guy has a hairnet, but that’s about it.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Goodnight, sweet prince of a celebration.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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And the reunion between Odysseus’ fellow king Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his wife Helen (Lupita Nyong’o)—the most beautiful woman in the world, blamed for starting the war after a Trojan prince spirited her away—has always felt too neatly resolved in the poem.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Like seahorses, females are larger and males brood eggs, Short says.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Witnesses reported seeing a group of males fighting in the area just before the incident.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Hedda, a bat bioacoustics researcher, is pressured by a pro-natalist regime; Berthe, an aristocrat, is subjected to animal-magnetism treatments for infertility.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s as intimidating as white dudes get…sad.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Alas, it's written in the stars that Lex is meant to be Supe's greatest nemesis and a stereotypical terrible rich dude in the end.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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There, like a knight in a castle armory, you will be agog at the choices.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
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In later life, Richard was honored as Lord Attenborough, and David became a knight of the realm.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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As for Jalen Duren, the big man’s postseason woes continued.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Boston 25 News reported that Brown has a criminal history spanning nearly two decades, citing court records tied to a man with the same name and date of birth that include prior firearm and drug convictions.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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