comportment

Example Sentences

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Irene drummed into her charge the importance of manners, religion, education and comportment, which serve Vernice well as she moves into a world beyond her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Thus, morning anchors aren’t obligated to adhere to the neutral comportment we expect of their evening news counterparts.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

If the expansion of Ciclovía to link rich north and poor south was a test of civic comportment, it worked.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2024

Riley certainly has called into question whether he has the comportment required to clean up his personal Chernobyl.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

You think of all the films you’ve seen, Audie Murphy and Gary Cooper and the Cisco Kid, all those heroes, and you can’t help falling back on them as models of proper comportment.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien