courteously
Example Sentences
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Ms. Weiss has so far upheld what I will courteously assume was the implicit bargain that landed her the CBS job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
But in this late romance, as Shakespeare critic Anne Barton has pointed out, Prospero remains in character, courteously asking the audience for release from the island so that he can return to his dukedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
Qatari fans applauded courteously at the end, some held up banners expressing support, and one group displayed a sign in English with the Arabic word for “thank you” thrown in.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
He replied, most courteously, “You might wish to ask someone who works here.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2022
Ogion who spoke to spiders on their webs and had been seen to greet trees courteously never said a word to the Lord of the Isle, who went away discontented.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
