- plural of civility.
civilities
Example Sentences
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And while people tsk-tsk at the increasing incivility of life, a bath is one of the few civilities we have left.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
Furthermore, the panel ignored half a century of declining institutional civilities.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2020
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
And a small diesel generator permits some civilities, like satellite Internet, allowing us to share our adventures in learning.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2012
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
