as in polite
showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners
a well-bred young woman who is unfailingly polite to everyone
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Adjective
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In another artist’s hands, The Return might have become a straightforward show about the corrosion of small-town America, or the incursion of extraordinary violence into polite society—something of that order.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The middle son was polite and shy, and looked up to the club’s older boys.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My colleagues were more than gracious enough to take some time out of their day to taste-test copious amounts of chocolate.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Queen was impeccably gracious in her victory, playing down the historic moment.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The dollar amount of any fine for civil contempt should be set at an amount likely to compel compliance.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Carpenter in civil court under similar circumstances.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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