comity
Example Sentences
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Somaliland has a government, a constitution, a currency, defined borders and social comity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
I’ve learned over the years that what’s mine is yours and usually likewise in the spirit of hiker comity.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
This is in keeping with Fellowes’ penchant for purveying a fantasy of class relationships foregrounded by unforced comity and respect.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
And while a cease-fire between the two camps to preserve comity through the general election could be reached, their relationship is fundamentally irreparable.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024
Days later, I could not find the tortoise, and apprehended that hunger had wrestled custom and comity and triumphed over them both.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
