manners
Example Sentences
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Tempers and emotions flared - despite a warning from the Speaker, Edwin Poots, to mind their manners - amid shouting across the packed benches.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
"She could never believe how Freddie had such beautiful manners and he was always so deferential and polite and how his trousers were always immaculately creased," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
For players, the distinction between atmosphere and interference can be more than a matter of manners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“There was a definite shortfall of manners on this trip, and I left this trip feeling embarrassed and taken advantage of.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
These soon took a pleasure in doing their work well, in keeping their persons neat, in learning their tasks regularly, in acquiring quiet and orderly manners.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
