How to Use decorum in a Sentence

decorum

noun

• He has no sense of decorum.
• People on both sides of the aisle are angry, and people on both sides of the aisle are abandoning decorum to a degree that’s scary.
  — Richard Deitsch, SI.com, 25 June 2017
• In both cases, the speech was deeply offensive to our sense of decorum, decency, and tolerance.
  — Thomas Healy, The Atlantic, 18 June 2017
• So an extravagant offering was not just unnecessary but also a breach of decorum.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 July 2017
• At one point, board President Iris Taylor had to remind the audience of the board's rules of decorum.
  — Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2017
• A detailed decorum order issued Thursday lays out the rules for attorneys, media and fans who will be present in the courthouse for the trial.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2017
• Just slipping into another time when people wore gloves and hats, and there was this sense of decorum and social echelons, was quite interesting.
  — Ramin Zahed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
• Of course, policing decorum and occasionally laying down the law at the buffet can be crucial to maintaining order.
  — Davy Rothbart, GQ, 18 July 2017
• But Feinstein and other more veteran senators also gave off a whiff of decorum, of playing by the Senate’s rules.
  — Cathleen Decker, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
• Several regulations tightly govern decorum at the cemetery to preserve the sanctity of the burial ground.
  — The Washington Post, AL.com, 4 July 2017
• Peterson had tried to set the tone at the start of the meeting by urging civility, and most people paid heed to gentle reminders to stay within the bounds of Senate decorum.
  — Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, 31 May 2017
• Professionalism, courtesy, decorum, and kindness are much needed in today’s workplace.
  — Pamela Hawley, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2017
• Immediately after the vote tally, senators and staffers burst into applause, an unusual show of support in a room generally marked by decorum and restraint.
  — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 3 June 2017
• The rules of nude cruising Here are the rules of decorum for the 2024 cruise.
  — Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
• At the start of the hearing, the judge warned the audience to keep decorum in the courtroom.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• The sergeant-at-arms may use the mace to regain decorum on the House floor if needed.
  — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2019
• The heat seems to have gotten to Miss Manners’ sense of decorum.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• For the moment, though, the two sides maintained decorum.
  — James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2020
• Yet there are those of us who might suggest that decorum isn’t all bad.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky.
  — New York Times, 12 May 2022
• Some may say that there is wisdom, and decorum, in leaving it at that.
  — Giles Harvey, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• The decorum debate in sports has been raging and evolving for decades.
  — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
• Activists have yelled and screamed and disrupted the decorum of the Senate.
  — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
• She’s not someone conditioned to hold back for the sake of decorum.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2021
• Wreaths Across America had a few ground rules in place, to keep decorum.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
• In other words, argue for your rights, but don’t overstep the bounds of good taste and decorum.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
• Now Christensen, 17, is at the center of a debate about decorum and free speech.
  — Brandon Griggs, CNN, 21 Mar. 2018
• Still, there were certain points of order and decorum on which Adm. Toole would not budge.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• All the while, the five board members forge on, tangled in their own web of misguided decorum.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
• The clear breach of House decorum reflects the deep and painful divisions in Congress over the prime minister’s leadership.
  — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 24 July 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024