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Recent Examples of gentlemanly
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.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
His father, a wealthy grain merchant who owned mills at nearby Flatford and Dedham and a fleet of barges on the Stour Navigation, considered an artist’s life to be neither gentlemanly nor profitable and repeatedly urged him to join the family business.
—Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025
Performances are solid throughout, notably from Boulane, who turns up the gentlemanly charm by infinitesimal degrees.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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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.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
His father, a wealthy grain merchant who owned mills at nearby Flatford and Dedham and a fleet of barges on the Stour Navigation, considered an artist’s life to be neither gentlemanly nor profitable and repeatedly urged him to join the family business.
—Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025
Performances are solid throughout, notably from Boulane, who turns up the gentlemanly charm by infinitesimal degrees.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemanly
Adjective
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This is a strategy born not of manly strength, but of submissive desperation.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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This special again explores the trauma Frank Castle carries from his Marines stint and again includes lots of manly screaming.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.—
Audrey Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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That’s who was more chivalrous.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her styling of 2025 Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers, in particular, has helped establish the Dallas Wings guard as a fashion icon, known for a sporty-prep aesthetic that blends traditionally masculine and feminine elements.—
Avery Stone,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Luh is best known for playing the masculine form of Jordan Li, a superhero with the ability to shift between two different gendered bodies, in Gen V, Amazon’s spinoff of The Boys.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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No civilized country in the world will do that.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Stephens never plays a mustache-twirling sadist, instead carrying himself with the unbearable confidence of a man truly convinced that his version of abuse and even murder is civilized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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The all-male bar staff wear matching aprons with leather straps over striped shirts, while music from the likes of Bruno Mars plays overhead.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The Harvard Apple Women’s Health Study noted in a May 2025 update that women who exercise regularly show lower all-cause mortality than male counterparts at equivalent activity levels.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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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.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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More polished and slightly more ladylike, double-breasted blazers and/or blazers with a side wrap or buttons have a cool ’80s and ’90s feel about them.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
4 June 2026
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In 2006, The New York Times interviewed fashion figures who griped about the costumes, which comprised head-to-toe Chanel outfits and ladylike coats for Anne Hathaway as Miranda’s hapless assistant Andy, and several enormous furs and aviator frames for Miranda.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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James and his teammates gave a gallant effort Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena, but the defending champion proved to be more than the Lakers could handle.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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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
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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanly. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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