civility

I described it as a relay race: We start with democracy and Piggy, then comes cracking of civility and Jack, then chaos with Simon, and finally war with Ralph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Some staff described concerns about a lack of "civility" between different teams working under stress, and managers who lacked awareness of "the reality of daily pressures".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

It means conducting ourselves with dignity and civility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Collectively, they are attacks on basic principles and norms of democracy, civility, decency, equality, fairness, and dignity that American civic life nominally rests on.

From Salon ● May 26, 2026

If Ambrose was willing to go to these lengths, I could only imagine what drastic measures he would take if he didn’t need to maintain a semblance of civility.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“No one looks at you, no one assesses you. It lifts the tiny anvil of self-consciousness. You can go anywhere, unimpeded by the microaggressions of strangers, the obligatory, waterlogged civilities of friends and acquaintances.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2022

We count on mutual adherence to certain civilities and limits.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2018

“Even the most basic human civilities — a simple hello or thank you — routinely went missing from his vocabulary. A nod was too much to expect.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2018

Perhaps, too, there's an allusion to the cursed difficulty of writing a poem which, without a false note, celebrates the post-industrial English civilities of riverside parkland, sports pitches, strolling couples and kite-flyers.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2013

They were soon gone again, rising from their seats with an activity which took their brother by surprise, and hurrying off as if eager to escape from Mrs. Bennet’s civilities.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen