gentlemanly
Example Sentences
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It felt like the gentlemanly thing to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Giving putts is part of playing in a gentlemanly manner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
They rehearsed martial arts in gentlemanly competitions of archery or horsemanship and recycled past heroics as entertainment in innumerable new stage dramas, literature, paintings and prints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
His gentlemanly ways were both deplored and adored in equal measure.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
There was something almost gentlemanly about it, a hint of sport.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
