gentleman

Example Sentences

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“You must be quicker if you are to be successful,” Sir Thomas Heneage, the court’s gentleman usher, told him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

He was a true gentleman and he will be profoundly missed.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“To have purported agents, gentleman in street clothes, executing an arrest, failing to identify themselves, not having previously announced themselves and asking the judge’s permission to take action in the courtroom is extraordinary,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

“This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one. I hope he gets the help he needs without causing further violence,” Sheehy wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

He strolled right past a group of policemen, tipping his hat like a gentleman.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis