gentlemanlike

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Adjective
  • The auction initially caused quite a stir, upsetting tried and true gentlemanly practice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The 38-year-old Slovenian center’s resume includes two Stanley Cups, two Selke Trophies as the league’s top defensive forward, three Lady Byng Memorial Trophies as the league’s most gentlemanly player, and one Mark Messier Leadership Award.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That’s who was more chivalrous.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
  • After playing a polo match in Windsor, King Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But the specific French dispensation—the idea that a man’s erotic life exists outside the moral world of his other obligations, that the wife and the mistress are a civilized arrangement, that desire is sovereign—this mythology did not make the crossing with me, or did not survive it intact.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • The 2026 draft footprint stretched across Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium (still Heinz Field in the hearts of civilized people) and by the end of the weekend, the city had hosted one of the biggest football parties in human history.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • And Texas made a gallant comeback to tie the game at 77-77 when Pope coolly sank three consecutive free throws after getting fouled behind the arc with 3.8 seconds remaining.
    Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The royal court, along with the palaces of nobles, became centers of elegance and display, with ceremonies and outward grandeur being an important part of courtly culture.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The courtly British comedy finds Albert Finney embracing saucy adventures and getting into swordfights as a squire cast out of his kingdom. 80.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Long, layered pendants and strands of pearls work well with both knits and ladylike jackets, as seen here.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Whereas these very ladylike mules would still be quite cute with jeans and a T-shirt, an outfit in the same black and white theme takes things to another level.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The move, Lindon said, is careful.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • In person, Melling is naturally curious, freely solicitous of my opinions about the film or book recommendations in general.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Philharmonic ball, ever solicitous of its elite guests, provides seamstresses, hairdressers and cosmeticians on site for emergency repairs.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Gentlemanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanlike. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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