common courtesy

Example Sentences

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“In any other situation, however, school officials should be polite and extend common courtesy, but should not assist with or permit enforcement activities on school grounds not required by lawful order.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It is common courtesy today to reach for a nearby rake after you have played from a bunker, and to smooth out the surface for the rest of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

You could be anyone, and no one is expecting anything more from you than a bit of common courtesy.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

"This was done without even the common courtesy of informing the fellow partners in the government of national unity about his intention to do so," said Steenhuisen.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

And when they had such a place, it was only common courtesy in anyone else who knew of it to keep his knowledge to himself.

From "1984" by George Orwell