civility

Example Sentences

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By the time I arrived in Albuquerque several years on, they were past annoyed, past concern, well past neighborhood civility.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She added: “The lead dissent ignores ordinary principles of dignity and civility and demeans this court. Neither the parties nor the panel dissent found it necessary to invoke such crude and vitriolic language.”

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

One reason may be that many of the incarcerated are in bad shape and would embarrass the barbaric Ms. Rodríguez, who tries to cultivate a persona of civility by dressing like Imelda Marcos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"Let's bring civility and manners back. Ask yourself, are you helping a pregnant woman put her bag in the overhead bin? Are you dressing with respect?"

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Seeing a respectably-dressed person, a lady as she supposed, she came forward with civility.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë