decorousness

Example Sentences

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I wonder if perhaps the pendulum has swung a little too far toward decorousness; the contestants, the jewelry, the judging, the editing, even the eliminations are all tentative, bordering on withdrawn.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Despite her complaints about rude reporters, Sanders might not actually be hoping for more decorousness from the press corps.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018

On the recording each party did its best not to let its decorousness get in the way.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2010

For one, the Supreme Court is a place of exceeding decorousness.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2010

The Great Dr. Johnson on one occasion complimented him upon the selection of his authors, the decorousness of his bindings, and the rigidity of his ladders.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton