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Recent Examples of country gentleman
In 1768, an anonymous country gentleman wrote a letter to the British Parliament commenting on this moral factor.
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Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2011
The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman.
—Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
—Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2021
All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman.
—Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
His love of Roman architecture had to be detached from urban life and was rooted in a very specific kind of historical fantasy about country gentlemen who also own slaves.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
There is an outside horse, somebody called Jacob Rees-Mogg, who, to American viewers, will appear like a sort of 18th century English country gentlemen.
—Fox News, 10 July 2018
Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2011
The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman.
—Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
—Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2021
All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman.
—Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
His love of Roman architecture had to be detached from urban life and was rooted in a very specific kind of historical fantasy about country gentlemen who also own slaves.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
There is an outside horse, somebody called Jacob Rees-Mogg, who, to American viewers, will appear like a sort of 18th century English country gentlemen.
—Fox News, 10 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country gentleman
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Other sculptures show how Raven tricks his way into the nobleman's home.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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For centuries it was made up of noblemen — women were not allowed until 1963 — whose voting rights were passed down to their children along with their titles.Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff attended the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.Renan Botelho, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff sat in front of the president-elect and his predecessors.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Their accomplishments also earned them the attention of the grandees in Beijing.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
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To go on about Volcker—who surely was an excellent Fed chair—is to mistake grandees for the action that mattered.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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That's because Adaline spends most of her school day in a separate class with other students who have disabilities, rather than with her first-grade peers.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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While the company’s net income margin of nearly 38% is close to its highest since the early 2000s, Microsoft’s stock underperformed its peers last year, rising 12% while the Nasdaq gained 29%.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
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“Country gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20gentleman. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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