gentleman

Example Sentences

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"The audience was suitably appalled, although next to us a gentleman had an Apple Watch going off constantly and the couple behind me talked through the whole show."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

This gentleman clearly enjoys his work in television news and finds it stimulating and exciting.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“You must be quicker if you are to be successful,” Sir Thomas Heneage, the court’s gentleman usher, told him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“The idea that no gentleman ever swears is all wrong,” Mark Twain said in a speech on taxes and morals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

No one would ever expect anything bad from him or think anything wrong about him, for he was an honorable man, a perfect gentleman.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios