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Recent Examples of gentlemanly
The grandaddy of green fragrances, Polo’s original eau de toilette has been a gentlemanly staple since it was introduced in 1978.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
The movie ends with Ani and one of the enforcers, the gentlemanly Igor (Yura Borisov), sharing an embrace, although their future together seems achingly tenuous.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
That hamstring strain kept him out of the playoffs and eventually led to the downfall of the Warriors, who were eliminated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a gentlemanly sweep.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Bonneville appeared in the gentlemanly British movie series via Tomorrow Never Dies, as an unnamed member of the British Royal Navy.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 3 June 2025
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
The movie ends with Ani and one of the enforcers, the gentlemanly Igor (Yura Borisov), sharing an embrace, although their future together seems achingly tenuous.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
That hamstring strain kept him out of the playoffs and eventually led to the downfall of the Warriors, who were eliminated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a gentlemanly sweep.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Bonneville appeared in the gentlemanly British movie series via Tomorrow Never Dies, as an unnamed member of the British Royal Navy.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemanly
Adjective
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Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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And that’s the end of the manly story.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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In her practice, Palazzolo focuses heavily on industrial materials as a way of turning things perceived as artless or overtly masculine on their head.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The reemergence of traditional gender roles manifests in fashion through hyper masculine and hyper feminine ways of dressing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Gauls had been described as barbarians by Julius Caesar and Livy, but now had become these Ur people, far more ancient and civilized than their ancient Roman detractors.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Moon, high on ayahuasca, crashes a plane into their territory, effectively disappearing himself from civilized society.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Forensic analysis shows bear DNA collected from Thomas’ body does not match the DNA profile of the male bear killed by wildlife officials, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And so, despite some emotionally satiating patriotic rhetoric on the campaign trail, Carney was deferential and complimentary to Trump on his courtly visit to the Oval Office shortly after winning the election.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Overall, Van Houtte detected a move away from quiet luxury and the ladylike aesthetic, with fewer neutral tones, with the exception of white.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Look to a prim and proper ladylike jacket instead.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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