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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
Hiking ancient Roman roads, we encountered a friendly gent.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 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
Pa called, and “Each gent bow to the lady on the left!”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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
Schauffele's picture adorns the entrance to the gents loos in the media centre.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
“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
A group of seven ever-so-proper ladies and gents, with ramrod-straight posture and pinkies extended, are seated in a row of wooden chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
The guy driving the cargo platform told us to step aboard, step aboard, ladies and gents.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
