courteously

Example Sentences

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Ms. Weiss has so far upheld what I will courteously assume was the implicit bargain that landed her the CBS job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But in this late romance, as Shakespeare critic Anne Barton has pointed out, Prospero remains in character, courteously asking the audience for release from the island so that he can return to his dukedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

The fighters shook hands and interacted courteously throughout their promotional appearance in the hotel’s famed Crystal Ballroom.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

She added that he behaved courteously and left after his failed attempt.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021

I stopped at last wondering which door to knock at, when a person came sauntering out of the trees and greeted me courteously.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin