courtliness
Example Sentences
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In his testimony, Depp copped to some bad stuff, but this too was a play for sympathy, of a piece with the charm and courtliness he was at pains to display.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022
In an industry filled with raw ambition and bombast, Fitzgerald developed a Hollywood reputation for courtliness mixed with consummate professionalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2019
Cousineau is a puffed-up, safari-jacket-wearing guru, but he has an old-fashioned courtliness.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019
He’s a little older, he’s principled behind his unpolished exterior, and his dem-dese-and-dose accent disguises a natural courtliness.
From Time • Aug. 24, 2017
He took his seat, moving with an odd combination of graceful courtliness and stiff, affronted dignity.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
