decorousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorousness
Noun
  • Approximately 121 local businesses are participating in the Shop 916 program, including restaurants, dessert shops, clothing boutiques and fitness centers, according to the program’s website.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2025
  • The accommodation includes heated outdoor pools and hot tubs, as well as an onsite fitness center and airport shuttle, with quick access to Springdale’s excellent dining scene—more on that below.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Between various lessons on packing, lodge etiquette on the trek to Base Camp, and where to ask for toilet paper, Coster returned again and again to reminders for the group to chill out and enjoy the journey.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Airlines may need clearer guidelines on footwear etiquette to minimize in-flight conflicts.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As that pattern has played out in Aurora over the last year, the City Council has struggled at times to maintain decorum inside — and occasionally outside — its chamber.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
  • With the shocking exception of the attack on Mr. Rushdie, a certain sense of decorum is still observed at even the most contentious lectures.
    Christopher Maag, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Questions of fairness The law commands respect, and courtesy and propriety are always in order.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As the century moved on, the Times became a totem of middle-class culture and propriety.
    Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Decorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorousness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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