polite society
Example Sentences
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You are not politically correct and don’t necessarily belong always in polite society.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Violetta, who could not join polite society, now reigns in the canon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The jury’s still out on whether the term can be considered offensive, and it’s already found its way into polite society.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
Haughty, hypocritical Dingley, she fears, won’t want anything to do with the family once this scandal goes viral, which in the Regency period translates into a wildfire of whispering throughout polite society.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Picasso’s studio was unfit for polite society and, maybe because of that, it became an unlikely salon.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
