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
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
She opened her eyes gravely at the charges; abused herself extravagantly for a lack of savoir vivre; and both with one accord declared it was too hot to eat.
From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Again, he himself personally was the kind of man that women take to—cultured, travelled, well-bred, and full of savoir vivre.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram
Competent learning, general cultivation, absolute probity, accuracy of general view, human sympathy and technical capacity—how many things are necessary to the critic, without reckoning grace, delicacy, savoir vivre, and the gift of happy phrase-making!
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
