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Recent Examples of gentlemanly
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
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
Urban gave Kidman a gentlemanly gesture on the Cannes red carpet in 2013.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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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
Urban gave Kidman a gentlemanly gesture on the Cannes red carpet in 2013.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemanly
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Throughout modern history, first ladies have often served as the empathetic, emotive counterpart to their husbands, who tend to remain more manly and stoic.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Apollo’s manly, all-business moon crews of the 1960s and 1970s certainly did not do group hugs.—
Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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That’s who was more chivalrous.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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Though the sport can be seen as intensely masculine to the point of toxicity sometimes, Cipriano and Kalyn credit series creators Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore with painting the athletes in a more sensitive and emotionally aware light.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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His detractors will say that, in Spanish, the masculine form is the general one.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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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
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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
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Sources tell the News that Monday’s incident — in which the switch was unbolted from the train and cut out of the wiring harness by a male youth — effectively disabled the door circuits aboard that subway car, leaving the conductor unable to close the doors.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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There was unidentified male DNA on Janet's robe, and semen from a third man -- someone police knew all too well.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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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
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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
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Long, layered pendants and strands of pearls work well with both knits and ladylike jackets, as seen here.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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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
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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanly. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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