courteously
Example Sentences
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Ms. Weiss has so far upheld what I will courteously assume was the implicit bargain that landed her the CBS job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The fighters shook hands and interacted courteously throughout their promotional appearance in the hotel’s famed Crystal Ballroom.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Before the address, he instructed members to behave courteously, saying all eyes would be on them.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Hoping for feedback, Albee had sent Inge a copy of “The Zoo Story” but received only a courteously noncommittal reply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
These were men of high standing and the regent received them courteously, but not obsequiously; he treated them on equal terms, as they did him.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
