polite remark
Example Sentences
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The guests shake hands with the hostess, and making some polite remark about the "beautiful wedding" or "lovely bride," continue in line to the bridal pair.
From Etiquette by Post, Emily
So sorry did I feel for the woman that I leant across and addressed some trivial, polite remark to her, but received no reply.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
Some of those at table with him, being ladies and gentlemen, now and again made a polite remark; to which he answered with equal politeness.
From The Man by Stoker, Bram
"That's not a polite remark to make to an old tree with moss on his branches," said the oak.
From The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories by Ewald, Carl
"What?" was the not very polite remark now repeated by all.
From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
