genteel

Example Sentences

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Not a polite, genteel smile but an actual unexpected giggle.

From Literature

Teacher and performer, he revealed the works of Nature to a genteel audience amid the sensory manipulations of the theater.

From The Wall Street Journal

The winner Talarico, who has a Master of Divinity degree from a Christian seminary, offered a more genteel approach.

From BBC

Injury ended his gridiron dreams and led him onto the more genteel fields of baseball, where he became a peacekeeper rather than a mayhem maker.

From The Wall Street Journal

The spat led to fears that curling was losing its once genteel image and the Canadians faced criticism in their own national media.

From Barron's