gentlemanlike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemanlike
Adjective
  • Nathan, who exudes gentlemanly and diplomatic energy, is calm and collected throughout the fan meet.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Self-effacing, gentlemanly and energetically friendly, Lovell was an astronaut, a member of a very exclusive club.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Xavier is both when first introduced, but the slacker pothead lives long enough to reveal his chivalrous side.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • One of the reasons why Israel should have a right to defend itself is Israel is a civilized country.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Blyth provides a fitting foil to Jonsson’s softness with his endless spring of ruthless aggression, forcing Taylor’s primal survival instincts to butt against his more civilized sense that there has to be something more for him in this world.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Menuetto: Allegretto takes the shape of a dance, its courtly pulse enlivened by fanciful woodwind slides that seem to tumble over each other.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But Ed presents himself with a no-frills courtly reticence that’s equal parts politeness and caution.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Prada gave athleticism her signature Milanese twist with sporty zips in pretty pastels, while Gucci showed shrunken, ladylike jackets as transitional layers.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Top models and Burch favorites Emily Ratajkowski, Alex Consani and Paloma Elsesser walked the runway for the show, which had a softness to it with sheer takes on polka dots and florals, gorgeous bead work and swishy, ladylike skirts.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Be careful of triggering an argument.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For the rest of the night, Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap played the role of solicitous emcees, introducing songs, thanking the crowd for their support and encouraging security to hand out more water to those along the barrier.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Occasionally, Brown, who makes mesmerizing, lovelorn music under the name Nourished by Time, is a serenader reaching for the style of Jodeci or SWV—sinewy, solicitous, but alien underneath the ad-libbing.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Gentlemanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanlike. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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