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

Try to imagine Trump in an Iowa living room, with a macaroon in one hand and cup of hot chocolate balanced on a knee, observing Midwestern civilities while talking about something other than himself.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2015

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