polite
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A few months later, Bayoumi would introduce Ratchford to two apparently unassuming, "polite" men, who would also become her neighbours.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Paramedics in Japan have a problem — polite homeowners rearranging their shoes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
There came a point where it felt like the polite thing to do was say, “Well, thank you so much for looking! It clearly isn’t here, and that’s OK. I appreciate you trying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
His tone remained polite, but he was panicking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Penelope curtsied and backed away as quickly as seemed polite.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
An 18-year-old woman said ghosting was “a little bit politer way to reject someone than to directly say, ‘I do not want to chat with you.’
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022
In fact, the politer our discourse is in general, the more dramatic the effect when breaking the rules of politeness becomes necessary.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2018
"This is a politer was of saying 'hysteria,'" Traister tweeted.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2018
She admires various classical and modern dancers and choreographers and works, but her own dancers enact a brash and pitiless system of movement that disdains and subverts politer forms.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2015
Although Harry watched his two friends more closely over the next few days, Ron and Hermione did not seem any different except that they were a little politer to each other than usual.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
There are some wonderful communicators in this Scotland team but, in the politest sense, they're fed up communicating and are just desperate to start delivering.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
“The politest way is to enlist the aid of the flight attendants,” says Jodi RR Smith, an etiquette consultant.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Castellanos is emblematic of these Phillies in that he is more slugger than defender, in the politest of terms.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
When confronted about these statements by a reporter, McCain defended the use of the term, saying it was the politest term he could think of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
And let’s face it, middle school students aren’t the politest people on the planet.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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