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Noun
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But this was close to the borderline of gentility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Modesty, gentility, and protocol have no place in the apartment grope.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Such a brilliant actor, a kind heart and full of graciousness with a shining independent spirit.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Your graciousness and kindness is appreciated by our entire restaurant team.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then Dave Foley smoothed over the fight with perfect Canadian politesse, saying Black’s idealism was adorable in 2025.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even today, when people complain that much of the excitement of live bidding has disappeared, salesrooms at the major auction houses retain a singular atmosphere of politesse and extortion.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mathis quickly dropped the politeness and threw some jabs before expressing concern over Brown.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Usually, the question was couched in politeness, but my students (bless them) had not yet learned to be subtle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To Washington, a beard made a man look unkempt and slovenly, masking the higher emotions that civility required.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Comments are moderated for civility.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is an affront to human dignity and that’s incredibly terrifying.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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There was such a sense of dignity to the four-poster bed, such elegance.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mother thinks this is perfectly acceptable dining etiquette, especially since a finger bowl is usually not provided.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, Asghar Farhadi, engineer of devastating renderings of couples and their often contrasting reactions to breaches of social etiquette, has been a particular favorite of both the regime and the Academy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a great performance in a lousy movie, sometimes the truest measure of an actor’s grace and skill.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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The tonal grace of Lalah Hathaway.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Gentilesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentilesse. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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