politely

Example Sentences

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Horning said he listened politely, not entirely sure what they were getting at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

"These conditions don't just coexist politely," Gaffey says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

On Monday, the U.S. women’s team acknowledged it had been invited to the State of the Union address but politely declined.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Wiatrowski politely said it was all nonsense at a conference in Washington sponsored by the nation’s largest association of professional economists.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

An unexpected memory of Mama smiling politely at Mrs. Shainmark in Bean Heaven crosses my mind.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan