be civil
Example Sentences
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His colleagues in the Police Intelligence Unit, along with agents from the FBI and ATF, had no choice but to be civil.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
He tries to be civil, but he’s organically obnoxious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
“It is supposed to be civil detention, but… it is a jail,” Michael Lukens of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, told NBC News in March.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2025
"I'm angry, everyone is angry, but we can be civil," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
Artemis had warned her to be civil, but there was a limit.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
