gentlemanly

Example Sentences

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Gentlemanly Kevin Davis is surprised when we show up at his large white antebellum-style house in Simpson County.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2018

Philip Augar, author of The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism, says: "There is a consensus that our approach to regulation was too lax and contributed to the euphoria and eventual crisis."

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2010

THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE—A brilliant last act and Roland Young, as the cynical and disillusioned " Gentlemanly Johnny Burgoyne," give Bernard Shaw another success with one of his early plays.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Roland Young, as " Gentlemanly Johnny " Burgoyne, the disillusioned General, is wholly felicitous.

From Time Magazine Archive

He appears sometimes as Mr. Yellowplush, sometimes as Mr. Fitzboodle, sometimes as Michael Angelo Titmarsh, but always in the Gentlemanly Interest. 

From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest