gentility
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What it says about America: The rising tide of gentility and middle-class values swept across American culture during the second half of the 19th century, says Fink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
As Hemingway exclaimed in the voice of Jake Barnes, “It’s funny what a wonderful gentility you get in the bar of a big hotel.”
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Yet, thanks to Cloud, who brought gentleness and gentility to the role, the character could never be easily written off, or out, as a gangland plot device.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Described as a study of masculinity, the collection blended strength and gentility with a focus on refinement.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023
We have fallen upon a plantation downriver with infinitely less gentility and infinitely unhappier issue.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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