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Recent Examples of gentlemanly
As the sun set on the gentlemanly era of relationship banking, Wall Street needed to recruit huge numbers of the most talented—not just well-bred or best-connected—bankers to keep up.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
In addition to his two-way excellence, Kopitar has won multiple Lady Byng trophies as the league’s most gentlemanly player.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Rising above the intraband fray, Weir remained gentlemanly and affable.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
The book’s title aside, its most buzzy plot point involves Benedict making a decidedly un-gentlemanly offer to Sophie that has sparked backlash among some not-so-gentle readers.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
In addition to his two-way excellence, Kopitar has won multiple Lady Byng trophies as the league’s most gentlemanly player.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Rising above the intraband fray, Weir remained gentlemanly and affable.
—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
The book’s title aside, its most buzzy plot point involves Benedict making a decidedly un-gentlemanly offer to Sophie that has sparked backlash among some not-so-gentle readers.
—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemanly
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Is there anything uniquely manly about being a good father?
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Another critic pointed out that Williams has been the victim of similar attacks calling her athletic build masculine or manly.
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In this illustration for a gossip column printed sometime in 1831-2, the writer George Sand is on the protective, even chivalrous arm of a man, but she’s also dressed in men’s clothes.
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Kinetic strikes have transformed cross-border drug smuggling from a relatively chivalrous cat-and-mouse chess game into a gritty fight.
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There is something stereotypically masculine about the kind of chest-pumping, overly stylish translations of your predecessors.
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In reality, Lewis says, men have a deep, wide range of feeling that encompasses both traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine aspects.
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In Season 3, the team enters Dinopia, a civilized dinosaur world, to face threats endangering both worlds through friendship, courage, and teamwork.
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The chaos in Ithaca may be political and ethical—a violation of custom—but stretches of the poem are barbarous and wild, beyond civilized life altogether.
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The three remaining male juveniles were arrested in Los Angeles.
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Tom was always supposed to be the kind of male equivalent of Mary.
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His Buena Vista Social Club premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and the courtly gents from Havana beat out their electrifying rhythms.
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In addition to writing the show, his central acting turn as Vega/Zorro showcases a formidable skillset as a courtly presence equipped with agile swordplay and a cracking bullwhip.
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Among the sightings on the third day were Zara Tindall, whose smile was extra bright thanks to her ultra-glossy lips, and Princess Diana's nieces Amelia and Eliza Spencer, both with makeup in perfect ladylike style .
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Complete the look with a crisp button-up and a pair of ladylike heels.
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Clearly, Americans didn’t do gallant failure, instead demanding domination over mere participation every time.
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Commandment was very gallant in defeat for trainer Brad Cox and looks to be on the improve after his seventh-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.
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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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