politesse
Example Sentences
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But Lorraine's politesse has limits, as a pair of Minnesota’s finest find when they pay a visit to her office to inquire about her daughter-in-law’s connection to a North Dakota crime.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
The background to all of this politesse, as the French newspapers made clear, was about nurturing a relationship that might have been strained by Brexit.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023
Barriers of language and resentment are difficult to surmount, especially when the acquaintance Freddie totes along to interpret pads their conversation with anxious politesse, making a frank talk frankly impossible.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
She’s an admirer of 19-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, whose harsh criticism of world leaders’ slowness in reducing carbon emissions is a contrast to Goodall’s own calm politesse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
With them I normally will observe the politesse of secular society concerning religion—say nothing about it.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
