gent
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A well-educated cosmopolitan gent whose inherited family riches were expanded under his watch, a man who understood the economy and helped people manage their money, which was how he made money of his own.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023
Only in the last verse does the listener learn that it wasn’t a woman who left the now crazed gent, but a dog.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
"I'm quite the country gent these days, I'm friends with all my neighbours, and I know every pub in a 20-mile radius."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2022
The gent standing by is likely the taxi’s driver.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Nicole would tell me later that up to this point Dave was a sweetheart and a total gent, but that afternoon he was jacked up on too many Red Bulls or whatever, desperate.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday highlighted a separate partnership with the UFC to teach federal gents "amazing tactics so they can safeguard American lives."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“One of the gents has said on many occasions if he wasn’t in the group he wouldn’t be here now – the group has saved his life.”
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
It’s definitely all about the gents for the foreseeable future.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
Early on, some saw films as disreputable, even dangerous — and what were ladies and gents doing in the dark? — but also as a conduit to moral uplift, social reform, education.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
"Come right through here, gents," he said while leading us toward the back of the apartment.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
