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

In Omaha, city leaders and the most famous local resident are disagreeing, courteously, over a plan to bring back streetcars.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2023

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

These were men of high standing and the regent received them courteously, but not obsequiously; he treated them on equal terms, as they did him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela