How to Use etiquette in a Sentence

etiquette

noun
  • Her failure to respond to the invitation was a serious breach of etiquette.
  • With a new virus comes a whole new set of rules and etiquette.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2022
  • So the proper etiquette here is that, jeez Louise, the guests do not need to agree to all of this.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The etiquette problem here is not the seating, but the sulking.
    Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Ski etiquette was discussed at length, a key detail at the core of the case.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • What is the etiquette for gift-giving at such an event?
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 July 2022
  • This is not an etiquette question, but one of how to get your own needs met.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • And is there any better beef than end-of-game etiquette beef?
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The twee etiquette of the period is putty in her hands.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Trail manners and etiquette are other things to be aware of.
    Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • And yet both the logic and the etiquette escape Miss Manners at the moment.
    Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Okay, so what's the etiquette for sending a menopause greeting card?
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Even etiquette experts say the time has come to talk about tipping.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • That comes through in all sorts of ways, like their strict adherence to a flag-pulling etiquette.
    Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Not if it's done in accordance to the rules of etiquette posted above.
    Drew Dorian and Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 25 May 2022
  • In which case, Mr. Lewis has a final bit of etiquette advice.
    New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The etiquette expert shares three of her main tips and tricks for wedding guests below.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • And while it's supposed to be all fun and games, one etiquette snafu can leave a bad taste in the mouths of hostesses and brides-to-be alike.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Believe it or not, there's an etiquette to saunas in Finland.
    Latifah Al-Hazza, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2022
  • And to think that sports used to be considered an etiquette training ground.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The cool Virginia morning kicked off with a reminder of track etiquette.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 3 July 2023
  • Tap into the hive for knowledge of good running routes and trail etiquette.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2022
  • The woman told him to lower his voice and use better phone etiquette.
    cleveland, 5 July 2022
  • And, of course, did their tardiness go against Met Gala etiquette?
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • In high school, she was involved with an etiquette-and-manners club known as the Cotillions.
    Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022
  • What is the etiquette for the proper handling of sharp, pointed objects?
    Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Was that really over the etiquette of tights in summer?
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Proper etiquette is at the heart of Netflix's new show, Mind Your Manners.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Newsweek asked some of America's top etiquette experts: What is the biggest faux pas a Thanksgiving guest can commit?
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Plan Ahead One of the easiest ways to ensure guests don’t overstay is by listing an end time on an invitation, which Grumet assures is perfectly acceptable from an etiquette standpoint.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024

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