civilized
Example Sentences
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“She was such a civilized, cultural person,” Stasevska says of her grandmother, adding that she taught her grandkids everything she knew about her home country.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
And he declared the area to be an "innovative and highly civilized city representing the tourism culture of the country".
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
It is also a conflict conducted in a remarkably civilized way, considering the passions involved.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Though a fork and knife make one feel civilized while digging into the roast, this ruby glass of Rioja Alta doesn’t hurt.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
She found Jamie standing on that corner, probably one of the most civilized street corners in the whole world, consulting a compass and announcing that when they turned left, they would be heading “due northwest.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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