mannerly

Example Sentences

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Whedon told New York magazine he was "not mannerly" with Carpenter when she told him she was pregnant, but denied having ever called her fat.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022

I was expecting chaos and disruption but found mannerly and fun loving kids who were respectful and delightful to cashier and surroundings.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

At the previous debate, Mr. Biden quickly abandoned mannerly efforts to draw contrasts with her, and other high-polling rivals had until Tuesday largely refrained from issuing piercing criticism onstage.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2019

Today’s barbarians are well-suited, mannerly and astute, especially at shrewdly gauging the ebbs and flows of digital capitalism.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2019

The other waited a moment as if expecting some more mannerly response, and getting none straightened up and turned a little aside.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin