comportment

Example Sentences

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Irene drummed into her charge the importance of manners, religion, education and comportment, which serve Vernice well as she moves into a world beyond her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

If the expansion of Ciclovía to link rich north and poor south was a test of civic comportment, it worked.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2024

But the jury is more likely to evaluate the evidence in the context of the whole narrative and a witness’ general comportment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

He's not a doctor, but his comportment and the setting give him authority.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022

In the prison movies that provide me with a mental guide to comportment, the new guy doesn’t go around shaking hands and asking, “Hi there, what are you in for?”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich