courteous act

Example Sentences

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He is the same delightful, good-hearted fellow as of old; always ready to do a kind, or courteous act.

From Idle Hour Stories by Potts, Eugenia Dunlap

The prince made this suggestion to our minister and performed this courteous act at all functions given to General Grant.

From My Memories of Eighty Years by Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell)

Forth stepp'd King Gunther's servants with courteous act and look, And led them to fit chambers, and in charge their raiment took.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

The courteous act, which was quite spontaneous, charmed the Queen and the Prince.

From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Tytler, Sarah

Every good action of yours, every impulse of affection for those who love you, every courteous act towards your companions, every noble thought of yours, is like a leap towards that other world.

From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Hapgood, Isabel Florence