gentlemanly

Example Sentences

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Messrs. Powell and Warsh are both too gentlemanly for that, and Mr. Warsh’s people skills are finely tuned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He also won his third Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, which goes to the player exhibiting the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct in the NHL.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

His gentlemanly ways were both deplored and adored in equal measure.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

By the 1700s, when shaving once again became de rigeur and it was considered respectable and gentlemanly to shave, the phrase “clean-shaven” took hold.

From National Geographic • Nov. 7, 2023

There was something almost gentlemanly about it, a hint of sport.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson