manners

Example Sentences

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It’s an oasis for arts, tasteful wealth, and Southern manners in one of the reddest parts of the country.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The Times followed up with a report on Hovater’s fondness for “Seinfeld,” his wedding registry at Target, four cats and Midwestern manners that would, as reporter Richard Fausset wrote, “please anyone’s mother.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

"I had girlish manners, a girlish voice," he would later say.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The Constitution leaves it to states to decide the “times, places and manners for holding elections.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Would it be bad manners to ask Perilee if she lived in such a shack?

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson