gentleman

Example Sentences

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This gentleman clearly enjoys his work in television news and finds it stimulating and exciting.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“You must be quicker if you are to be successful,” Sir Thomas Heneage, the court’s gentleman usher, told him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In his own statement, Lord Sebastian Coe, the chair of the London 2012 organising committee, said Reedie was "the epitome of a gentleman".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“The idea that no gentleman ever swears is all wrong,” Mark Twain said in a speech on taxes and morals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“I can’t stand this,” muttered the old gentleman.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott