good manners
Example Sentences
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If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
In Minnesota, ethics go hand-in-hand with good manners.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
To Ray’s stoic exterior, Colin’s good manners are like pebbles bouncing off a marble god.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
It’s not like those good manners and contrived niceties ever managed to paper over those divisions in the first place.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025
He bowed deeply, which is something Penelope had taught the boys to do as part of their training in good manners.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
