politeness
Example Sentences
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Buckingham Palace hit back with a response, which although dressed in courtier-like politeness, was essentially saying the conversation had never happened like that.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
How often have I paid the price of politeness and let terrible people get away?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
Out of politeness, you extend this assumption even if you’ve seen the teller sprint for the sofa at family gatherings when the time comes to clear the table or grab a broom.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
Nicholson asked, with a little excess of politeness.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
