civilize

Example Sentences

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Like a savage watching his first civilized meal, I copied the leisurely gestures of the others as they passed bread and cheese and unhurriedly stirred their coffee.

From Literature

As if I would have anything so civilized.

From Literature

“Ottoman elites internalized and even embraced European ideas about their own Empire. These elites aspired to become Westernized, which they saw as civilized and modern.”

From The Wall Street Journal

And maybe, one day, a thousand years in the future when we all lived on Mars and could shuttle back and forth like civilized people, I’d have the guts to text them first.

From Literature

“I leave for five minutes, and you resort to shouting? Please remember to keep this conversation civilized.”

From Literature