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
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
Here the tact and savoir vivre of Chillingly Gordon came to the rescue of the host.
From Kenelm Chillingly — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Under this curb he controlled himself, and presently, with more savoir vivre than he was conscious of, proposed that they should go out and see the shops.
From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
I have never known a man of the world so single-hearted, or a saint with so much savoir vivre.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
