How to Use genteel in a Sentence

genteel

adjective

• They lived in a more genteel era.
• She was born into a genteel family.
• One part of town—the white part—still evokes a genteel way of life.
  — Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
• The idea to turn to lawyers came after less genteel ways didn’t stop the spread.
  — Susan Decker, Bloomberg.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• And yet the chafing dish has the genteel task of keeping food warm.
  — Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2021
• The beret is both bohemian and genteel at the same time.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
• Young Cantal is mild, smooth, and grassy, with a more genteel rind.
  — Tia Keenan, Bon Appetit, 24 Apr. 2018
• Again, think of it as a more genteel Corvette, and the appeal is obvious.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
• Not a genteel purge but the full-boat Linda Blair, the contents of his dinner spraying the trees.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2022
• The final movement, a hunting song, more evoked a genteel tableau than a chase.
  — Zoë Madonna, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2019
• The Cullinan — named for a diamond that's part of the British crown jewels —- keeps the genteel looks of a Rolls.
  — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 10 May 2018
• How on earth did the fiery New Orleans star team up with the genteel Vermont ice cream makers?
  — Doug MacCash, nola.com, 27 June 2019
• The time for genteel politics as usual has come to an end.
  — Fox News, 20 May 2022
• But for the past year those genteel alcoves have been cordoned of with segments of ten-foot-high chain-link.
  — Matthew Segal, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 June 2018
• Adler, who was 47 when Bryant filed her complaint, is now a genteel, silver-haired 73-year-old.
  — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 29 May 2017
• This genteel lodge has 58 country-style rooms and on-site access to a legendary golf course.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
• What fun that would be in the center of the circular driveway leading to his genteel home in Ocala!
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 July 2018
• Walk through the lines of gleaming cars, speak to the friendly and knowledgeable owners, and enjoy the event's genteel air.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2019
• As a kid, Shepard favored punk rock and skateboarding over the more genteel pastimes of the South.
  — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
• Charlie, wow, those make Donald Trump look kind of genteel.
  — Fox News, 17 May 2018
• The spectacular palace and its genteel grounds served as the backdrop for many scenes in Bridgerton.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
• The origins of the show can be traced to the early 1900s and a genteel horse show held in Southampton as a hospital benefit.
  — New York Times, 31 Aug. 2019
• There was no genteel side of life here—no schools or churches—but Cerro Gordo had its charms.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 16 June 2018
• Golf, the genteel game of ladies and gentlemen, lures players with promises of pretty scenery and cool shoes.
  — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2018
• The experience feels like a visit to a genteel speakeasy.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
• As for the dispute in his own neighborhood, Lizza, 91, said the time for genteel debates at city hall is over.
  — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
• The genteel world of Palm Beach has long had an uneasy relationship with Trump.
  — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2021
• Their values, whether genteel or sybaritic, are not those of the working mainstream.
  — James K. Galbraith, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2019
• This creates the impression of being in a kind of genteel forest.
  — Karan Mahajan, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2018
• Miller’s Nina Fawcett is an early-20th-century woman with a genteel steeliness, a woman who loves her husband with an almost mystical selflessness.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 28 June 2024

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024