gentility
Example Sentences
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As Hemingway exclaimed in the voice of Jake Barnes, “It’s funny what a wonderful gentility you get in the bar of a big hotel.”
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Du Maurier’s world is one of pinched gentility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Dr. Ash’s old-world affect tilts and curdles, his mien shifting from twinkly “Mad Men” gentility to something cooler and more menacing.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
That sort of gentility is not unusual for this stage of the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023
It was totally unlike them, this lapse from gentility, and it made them much more interesting.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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