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gentleman

[jen-tl-muhn] / ˈdʒɛn tl mən /


NOUN
a well-born person
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“This is the gentleman who takes firefighters out and brings them home safely. He protects the homes and infrastructure all over not just Alaska, but now the world.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

“He was a gentleman, very courteous, very receptive,” Salazar said.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

She described her husband as a "true gentleman", who was kind and patient with a positive outlook on life.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"French was a first-time breeder, Frank is an elderly gentleman by king penguin standards, and the egg itself was smaller than average," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“You know,” she confided to Adams, “my friendship for that gentleman has lived through his faults and errors—to which I have not been blind. I believe he remains our friend.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Ladies and gentlemen, I must be pretty persuasive, because I got both.”

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

“There’s a lot of discussion, the MOU, the gentlemen’s agreements, the final deal—words don’t matter, ladies and gentlemen, we’re about verification,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

"There's a lot of discussion -- the MoU, the gentleman's agreements, the final deal. Words don't matter, ladies and gentlemen, we're about verification," Vance told reporters.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Can you bear to do one more of those, ladies and gentlemen," pleads Dunkley, "while there's still blood left in your top lips?"

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

For thirty years she had worked as a governess in wealthy families and she continually compared our behavior with that of the young ladies and gentlemen she was used to.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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