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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.
—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 | Bcarlton@al.com, 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
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 | Bcarlton@al.com, 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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Giselle, one of the oldest story ballets, has two parts: In the First Act, Giselle, a young peasant girl is seduced by Albrecht, a nobleman in disguise.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Edgar Ravenswood, a Scottish nobleman, speaks in Standard English throughout the text.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The performance takes the form of a ride through the city, with our knight and his squire Sancho-Saïd battling against the fences and other obstacles in their way.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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Finally, the 0/3 domino went into Purple 0 and the last open tile and that, ladies and gentlemen, was that.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Radcliffe is Newland Archer, a handsome, progressive, and intelligent society gentleman who craves a deeper and more passionate connection to the world and someone in it.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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In those days, the thing to do when opening a new store was partner with a local charity to host a big event: Make nice with the hometown grandees, bring in some likely customers.—
Gene Pressman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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Instead, the concept has been perverted to mean higher-ed grandees' exclusive right to determine who participates in scholarly life.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The engine behind it is a peer – someone who has been there, done that and now is trained and certified to support people along the way.—
Jessica Magidson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
1 Dec. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2024
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“Country gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20gentleman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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