politeness
Example Sentences
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His observations are vintage Theroux: Canadian politeness is “an essential survival strategy” in harsh weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
“Freed from narrative, sound and movement, his photographs indulge our desire to look longer and more intently than politeness would normally permit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
Once or twice when it was raining, I’d invite them to come into the house, but they’d refuse, knowing it was just politeness on my part.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
