gentlemanly

Example Sentences

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Washington’s intention to wage a humane and gentlemanly war for American independence was subsumed by proliferating mayhem, especially on the remote frontiers, where practices such as scalping were well established.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

"It's hard to classify this as a gentlemanly action."

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

By the 1700s, when shaving once again became de rigeur and it was considered respectable and gentlemanly to shave, the phrase “clean-shaven” took hold.

From National Geographic • Nov. 7, 2023

Other big-time coaches might follow the gentlemanly, buttoned-up approach, but not Knight.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023

I pulled up in front of her block of flats in Hillbrow, stopped the car, and sat for a moment as I tried to figure out the polite and gentlemanly way to end the evening.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah