polite

Example Sentences

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A scandal at the Winter Olympics has left the Canadian curling teams on the defensive and Canadians reeling over the crack in their country's polite persona.

From BBC

I recall that after one meeting, Mr. Blumenthal said we were too polite and agreed too easily.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was the type of place where people were polite but mostly kept to themselves, Nathan said, adding that each house was set on an insulated plot of around an acre.

From The Wall Street Journal

The business model of AI remains, to be polite, in flux.

From The Wall Street Journal

But I had also promised Mama seven times while we drove to school that I would be polite.

From Literature