gent

Example Sentences

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Earlier, on the way into her village, we drove past a jodhpur-clad gent on a horse, who gave us a roguish, charming smile.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

A well-educated cosmopolitan gent whose inherited family riches were expanded under his watch, a man who understood the economy and helped people manage their money, which was how he made money of his own.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2023

Only in the last verse does the listener learn that it wasn’t a woman who left the now crazed gent, but a dog.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

The gent standing by is likely the taxi’s driver.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Are you the gent who called for tea…or was that room 7?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin