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
Fischer rushed through the backstage corridor onto the subtly flower-bedecked stage and was greeted by the polite applause of an audience of twenty-three hundred.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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