good manners

Example Sentences

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If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

In Minnesota, ethics go hand-in-hand with good manners.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Keep that in mind in daily interactions, and good manners will naturally follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It’s not like those good manners and contrived niceties ever managed to paper over those divisions in the first place.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

He bowed deeply, which is something Penelope had taught the boys to do as part of their training in good manners.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood