savoir vivre

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A career journalist whose wit, flair and savoir vivre became personal trademarks, Bauby saw his fast-paced life come to an abrupt end on Dec. 8, 1995, with the stroke that left him paralyzed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Irene did not possess the least savoir vivre.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Lermina, Jules

Here the tact and /savoir vivre/ of Chillingly Gordon came to the rescue of the host.

From Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 08 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

A delightful little thing; but no savoir vivre, no equality to a situation, no spectacular pride.

From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold

As assafœtida is used for haut gout, so does one season the finest savoir vivre by sundry bold incivilities.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul