comportment
Example Sentences
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Irene drummed into her charge the importance of manners, religion, education and comportment, which serve Vernice well as she moves into a world beyond her hometown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Yes, ordinary Americans defeated would-be emperors in the past through political participation, nonviolent confrontation, decency of comportment — and a few self-evident truths.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
If the expansion of Ciclovía to link rich north and poor south was a test of civic comportment, it worked.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2024
Riley certainly has called into question whether he has the comportment required to clean up his personal Chernobyl.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024
In the prison movies that provide me with a mental guide to comportment, the new guy doesn’t go around shaking hands and asking, “Hi there, what are you in for?”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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