politely

Example Sentences

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To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Horning said he listened politely, not entirely sure what they were getting at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

"These conditions don't just coexist politely," Gaffey says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

The first is to detach with love — that is, politely and kindly, and with no explanations or blame.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Usually, she talked so much during the movie the boy sometimes had to politely shush her, but she barely spoke, barely ate her pizza.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman