politeness

Example Sentences

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There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

I learned that good customer service and politeness could lead to bigger tips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In many ways the sport and the harsh conditions in which it thrived embodied the traditional values and traits — resilience, community, politeness, resourcefulness — that have come to define Canada’s unique “northern character.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Their restraint with peppering the dialogue with blatant evil effectively allows the version of fear hiding behind the surface politeness of America’s nicest small towns to seep into our consciousness.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025

They already knew that, but they asked whether it was a boy or a girl out of politeness; and asked what her name would be, though they knew that, too.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry