courteous act
Example Sentences
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Forth stepp'd King Gunther's servants with courteous act and look, And led them to fit chambers, and in charge their raiment took.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
Every good action of yours, every impulse of affection for those who love you, every courteous act towards your companions, every noble thought of yours, is like a leap towards that other world.
From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Isabel Florence Hapgood
The courteous act, which was quite spontaneous, charmed the Queen and the Prince.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Sarah Tytler
As this would be his first visit it was no more than a courteous act that he should write to the church of this intention.
From Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive by Henry T. (Henry Thorne) Sell
The prince made this suggestion to our minister and performed this courteous act at all functions given to General Grant.
From My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew
