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Recent Examples of country gentleman
Austen's novel, which was released anonymously in 1813, tells the complex love story between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentlemen, and Mr. Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner.
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Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Julia Child, southern country gentleman Justin Wilson and the Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith have all long passed, but Chinese kitchen wizard Chef Martin Yan is still very alive at age 76, bursting with energy and cultural pride.
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Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal.
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Ime Ekpo,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2024
Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman.
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Town & Country,
14 Nov. 2022
But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
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Kim Murphy,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2021
For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton.
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Bob Carlton | [email protected],
al,
24 Feb. 2021
All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman.
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Tony Assenza,
Car and Driver,
30 June 2020
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Julia Child, southern country gentleman Justin Wilson and the Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith have all long passed, but Chinese kitchen wizard Chef Martin Yan is still very alive at age 76, bursting with energy and cultural pride.
—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal.
—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2024
Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman.
—
Town & Country,
14 Nov. 2022
But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
—
Kim Murphy,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2021
For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton.
—
Bob Carlton | [email protected],
al,
24 Feb. 2021
All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman.
—
Tony Assenza,
Car and Driver,
30 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country gentleman
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One of the earliest examples emerged in the 16th century, when Venetian nobleman Luigi Cornaro promoted the benefits of a restricted diet in La Vita Sobria (The Art of Living Long), a series of essays describing his personal experiences of cutting certain foods from his diet.
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The sprawling Northamptonshire property was first granted to Norman nobleman Geoffrey of Mowbray following the 11th-century Norman Conquest, later passing to Isabel de Bruce—the grandmother of Scottish king Robert the Bruce—before eventually returning to the English crown in the 14th century.
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The protagonist is Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk), a knight-errant played by Peter Claffey, accompanied by his young squire Egg, portrayed by Dexter Sol Ansell.
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In contrast, composed framing of his loyal squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), underlines a different emotion.
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
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The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker.
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The grandees of the Democratic Party may want to move on.
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Complementing the peer model is Leadership Coaching, delivered through one-to-one engagements focused on executive growth, decision clarity, and performance alignment.
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Yet, despite a smattering of citations, the work is impossible to fact-check, much less peer-review.
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“Country gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20gentleman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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