country gentleman

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Recent Examples on the Web In 1768, an anonymous country gentleman wrote a letter to the British Parliament commenting on this moral factor. 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
Noun
  • There's a rightful heir to the throne, Lucius (Paul Mescal); his mother, Lucilla (Connie Nielsen); her husband, General Acacius (Pascal); and gladiator wrangler and rich nobleman Macrinus (Denzel Washington), to name a few.
    EW.com, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Verdi’s opera spins the tragic romance of courtesan Violetta young nobleman Alfredo.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is speaking at two Harris campaign events in Pennsylvania, while former President Barack Obama is at a fundraiser in Chicago.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Vice President Kamala Harris visited the state last week, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff and first lady Jill Biden.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Or has the shock of encountering the wild variety of views visible on Elon Musk’s X just been too much for grandees used to moving in circles where the acceptable boundaries of disagreement are narrowly drawn?
    The Editors, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Its deputy chairman is Peter Mandelson, a Labour grandee who has held multiple cabinet posts.
    Robert Olsen, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • As the evening shifted from dedication to dance party, the space saw the convergence of a masterclass of art and culture world peers.
    Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Whether through tax policy, regulatory adjustments, or government spending priorities, these firms often demonstrate greater sensitivity to policy shifts than their larger peers.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Next came a waltz between all the debutantes and their fathers, who were passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023

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“Country gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20gentleman. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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