civilities

Example Sentences

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Lord Mandelson said a Labour government should avoid "rigidities" that could deter investment in crucial industries.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

In reality, any senior adviser’s ability to set policy is constrained by the rigidities of the Department of Transportation’s org chart as well as the byzantine federal regulatory process.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2021

Haymon, who uses the pronoun they, said the project has pushed against traditional production rigidities in favor of a more organic approach.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2021

It would be fascinating to see the colossally derisive wreckage that Bay could make of the rigidities and pieties of “Star Wars.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 19, 2019

They were as her still living voice in his ears, and as the words sank into memory they pierced through all the rigidities of a noble nature, rending and kneading as they went.

From Harvest by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.