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

A clerk courteously answered and then, noticing the man’s attire, asked, “Did you want times for ‘Barbie,’ too?”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Before the address, he instructed members to behave courteously, saying all eyes would be on them.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Arm bowed courteously, and the women turned their backs.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer