courtliness

Example Sentences

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Again, this is easy enough to accept in the series, partly because James has an innate courtliness and partly because Nutter stages their meetings in a slightly heightened, fairy-tale style.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

But none of this should promote the sentimental fantasy that courtliness still reigns.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2020

In an industry filled with raw ambition and bombast, Fitzgerald developed a Hollywood reputation for courtliness mixed with consummate professionalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2019

He’s a little older, he’s principled behind his unpolished exterior, and his dem-dese-and-dose accent disguises a natural courtliness.

From Time • Aug. 24, 2017

The same veneer of courtliness masked the same animal impulse to see the world as it is, rather than as it should be.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis