gent
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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
One day, months into his job, after they delivered a new fridge to an address in Kensington, Nigel said, about the elderly man who had come into the kitchen, “He’s a real gent, he is.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday highlighted a separate partnership with the UFC to teach federal gents "amazing tactics so they can safeguard American lives."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
They launched a confetti canon and a voice called out: "We'll have to stop the show, ladies and gents, sorry."
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for — “The Greatest Showman” is coming to the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
“My cliquish world consisted of ladies and gents from Manhattan’s exclusive private schools and preppies down from New England boarding schools who played bit-parts on weekends and holidays,” she wrote.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
“Hang on. Let me confer with my gents a moment.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
