courtesies

Example Sentences

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You’re sitting in a room full of people who you want access to and you are observing the courtesies that are required to keep you in the room.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2025

The two leaders interacted on the sidelines of the Group of 20 nations summit in Indonesia last year, but only exchanged courtesies and discussed the need to stabilise ties, the Indian government said recently.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

Earlier this week Labour's Stella Creasy was told it was against "behaviour and courtesies" rules to bring her three-month-old into debates.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2021

Usually the courtesies are kept private, but games usually don’t grab the baseball world’s attention and decisions usually don’t upend that world.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021

The old courtesies poured out of him at the approach of an adult.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy