civility
Example Sentences
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By the time I arrived in Albuquerque several years on, they were past annoyed, past concern, well past neighborhood civility.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“Complaints and claims are legitimate, as long as they are made with civility and respect for public order,” he said on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Vorderman's radio show was not on the "flagship" list and the issue with her posts was to do with civility, rather than impartiality.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
An activist’s toddler is at the center of a debate about parenting and civility at Police Commission meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
They had received a wire from London, in answer to Lord Godalming’s telegraphed request, asking us to show them any civility in their power.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing civility
We the People: Civ
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"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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