gentility
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Baseball’s rules were standardized by middle-class Manhattan professionals who “squeezed all the wildness of the folk game into their polished diamond,” giving it a sheen of gentility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Already masterwork in balancing gentility with explosive rage, the actor blends the spark of a political mover with the oleaginous menace of a mob boss.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Dr. Ash’s old-world affect tilts and curdles, his mien shifting from twinkly “Mad Men” gentility to something cooler and more menacing.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
That sort of gentility is not unusual for this stage of the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023
Growing up, Ikoyi had reeked of gentility, a faraway gentility that she could not touch: the people who lived in Ikoyi had faces free of pimples and drivers designated “the childrens driver.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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