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comportment

[kuhm-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt-] / kəmˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt- /


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Mr. Dilenschneider’s is also a practical book, offering roadmaps for better civic comportment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

But the jury is more likely to evaluate the evidence in the context of the whole narrative and a witness’ general comportment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

You think of all the films you’ve seen, Audie Murphy and Gary Cooper and the Cisco Kid, all those heroes, and you can’t help falling back on them as models of proper comportment.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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