polite

Example Sentences

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They are polite background noise — the culinary equivalent of a cubicle in a Schaumburg office park.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Grok, powered by Musk’s xAI, is positioned as the raw alternative to its more polite competitors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Returning to the Metropolitan Opera this month, the Italian classic uses the lilting three-beat form as a unifying element in its tragic drama of a woman’s struggle with Parisian polite society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

She’d had trouble following along with Penelope’s chattering all day, and so she gave a polite smile and shook her head.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland