gentleman

Example Sentences

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I would’ve preferred the gentleman at the speed dating event had likened my efforts to, at least, Morticia, a grown woman.

From Los Angeles Times

From early morning until well after the gas lamps were lit, horse-drawn carriages filled with gentlemen and ladies lined the cobblestone street in front of Barnum’s Hotel.

From Literature

But in my view, from what I hear from some of these, predominantly, gentlemen—they all say the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We want the gentleman to be brought back to Ghana, extradited to Ghana for him to face the rigours of our law."

From BBC

In Brontë’s book, Isabella marries Heathcliff naively believing he might shape up into a gentleman and flees with their son when she realizes that is out of the question.

From Los Angeles Times