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Recent Examples of gentlemanly
That hamstring strain kept him out of the playoffs and eventually led to the downfall of the Warriors, who were eliminated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a gentlemanly sweep.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Bonneville appeared in the gentlemanly British movie series via Tomorrow Never Dies, as an unnamed member of the British Royal Navy.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 3 June 2025
After the Hart Trophy announcement, Friday will bring the finalists for the following awards: the Masterton (perseverance, dedication, and sportsmanship), Selke (best defensive forward), Jack Adams (coach of the year), and Lady Byng (sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct).
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Grant in particular runs away with the show, the epitome of British charm in his rumpled wardrobe, dry wit, and refined gentlemanly manners.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Bonneville appeared in the gentlemanly British movie series via Tomorrow Never Dies, as an unnamed member of the British Royal Navy.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 3 June 2025
After the Hart Trophy announcement, Friday will bring the finalists for the following awards: the Masterton (perseverance, dedication, and sportsmanship), Selke (best defensive forward), Jack Adams (coach of the year), and Lady Byng (sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct).
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Grant in particular runs away with the show, the epitome of British charm in his rumpled wardrobe, dry wit, and refined gentlemanly manners.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemanly
Adjective
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That is 212 pounds of manly priest.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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With Tim Walz’s camouflage cap and football-coach speeches failing to capture manly hearts and minds, Kamala Harris won just 42 percent of the male vote in 2024, compared with Joe Biden’s 48 percent in 2020.—
Christopher J. Scalia,
National Review,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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Xavier is both when first introduced, but the slacker pothead lives long enough to reveal his chivalrous side.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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His womenswear collection, introduced in 1975, quickly became known for easy shapes and masculine cuts with feminine qualities.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Butler and Malkovich turn bullying into hambone art, and Isaac magnetizes our sympathy as the daredevil but still relatively civilized Nick, who’s caught in the middle of all this.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the needs of civilized society have a way of intruding.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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News voices in the 1970's tended to be somber, accent-less, and almost exclusively male.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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When first responders arrived, the male witness took his dogs home and his wife went to alert Samadi’s husband at their home, the reports said.—
Pam DeFiglio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Ed presents himself with a no-frills courtly reticence that’s equal parts politeness and caution.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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All this evidence suggests that the earliest tarot deck may have been used for little more than a courtly card game, an exquisite plaything for the super-rich.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The ladylike outfit—consisting of a square-neck, mid-sleeve, calf-length bodycon dress paired with mesh stilettos and ’90s-style sunglasses—is not only super seductive but timeless too.—
Laura Tortora,
Glamour,
14 Aug. 2025
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Bridal whites are a relatively new addition to Selena Gomez’s style lexicon; but Gomez has long been crafting a ladylike, refined, elegant aesthetic.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Aug. 2025
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The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanly. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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