manners
Example Sentences
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“The Fine Art of Lying,” written with the panache of a suspenseful novel of manners, probes the machinations of the art market and a few of the murkier areas of financial management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s an oasis for arts, tasteful wealth, and Southern manners in one of the reddest parts of the country.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
The Times followed up with a report on Hovater’s fondness for “Seinfeld,” his wedding registry at Target, four cats and Midwestern manners that would, as reporter Richard Fausset wrote, “please anyone’s mother.”
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
"I had girlish manners, a girlish voice," he would later say.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
So I tarof, which is good manners, pick up the sloppy sandwich, and smile and go, “Mmm, that’s good. Really tasty.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
