manners

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Leaving a party without saying goodbye may not be bad manners at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

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

But Nate had seen hogs with better manners.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis