gentlemen

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Mr Ratcliffe described the former students as "magnificent, young gentlemen".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"King George, as you know, never set foot in America. And please rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, I am not here as part of some cunning rearguard action."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Montaigne “has seen too much of gentlemen in the long robe, until he wishes for cannibals,” he suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

As all the gentlemen had repaired to the first-class dining saloon, Nigel swerved inside so we could catch our breath.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck