gentlemanly

Example Sentences

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They rehearsed martial arts in gentlemanly competitions of archery or horsemanship and recycled past heroics as entertainment in innumerable new stage dramas, literature, paintings and prints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

But the full weight of the law was not needed as what was described as a "gentlemanly exchange" took place.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

John Simon fit the acerbic bill so well that he even appeared on an episode of “The Odd Couple,” along with the more gentlemanly example of Los Angeles Times theater critic Daniel Sullivan.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

By the 1700s, when shaving once again became de rigeur and it was considered respectable and gentlemanly to shave, the phrase “clean-shaven” took hold.

From National Geographic • Nov. 7, 2023

“If I might have a word on the matter,” says a gentlemanly voice.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston