How to Use manner in a Sentence

manner

noun
  • He forgot his manners and reached across the table for the salt.
  • I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.
  • She has a very forceful manner of speaking.
  • Someone should teach you some manners!
  • Some people have no manners.
  • He painted this picture in his early manner.
  • But worse than the overall record has been the manner of the results.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The group sued the EPA years ago to force them to update these rules in a more timely manner.
    Lisa Song, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Good manners would require not blocking the aisle in the first place.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The Grand Rapids outbreak is believed to have been caused in this manner.
    Staff Report, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Tyre Nichols died from blunt force trauma and the manner of death was homicide.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • The courts strictly enforce this very high standard when the Trustee acts in a manner that places the Trustee in conflict with the Trust.
    Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • An autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death of the two divers.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • And, as realistic as the manner of speech is, there are some AI tells.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The bill says teens should get breaks in the same manner of other employees — which can mean no breaks.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • An autopsy report showed Nichols died from blows to the head and that the manner of death was homicide.
    CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • If they were paid in some corrupt manner, the American people have a right to know.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
  • As a discreet, easy manner to take CBD on-the-go-, edibles have become quite the trend over the past couple of years.
    Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Many of them would survive in this manner, but a third of those in hiding would share the Frank family’s fate.
    TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Such is the manner by which addiction slowly creeps in.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Sure, there’s gore and viscera, but it’s all done in a cartoonish manner.
    Brittany Vincent, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The coroner's office has yet to release the man's identity, as well as his cause and manner of death.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Their attorney, Ben Crump, said the manner of death was homicide.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Guerra was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the Kia Optima, though his manner of death is still pending.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The autopsy declared the child died from assault/blunt force trauma and ruled the manner of death as a homicide.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 9 May 2024
  • When the group calculated the couplings in both manners, the results matched.
    Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Callie and Erin's manner of death has not yet been determined.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • Once one door is out, remove the other one in a similar manner.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • His autopsy said that he was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and manner of death listed as homicide.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Thanks to thoughtful touches in every room, every space feels indulgent yet homey, albeit in an upscale manner.
    Tiffany Leigh, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024

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