manners
Example Sentences
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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
When it comes to manners, Debrett's - a leading UK authority on etiquette - lists polite behaviours for the cinema, including to:
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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
But for some social situations, quietly slipping out the door may not be bad manners at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
At morning and evening worship, people drifted in and out, table manners were atrocious, one man took a walk into Haarlem every morning at 3:00 a.m.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
