polite remark
Example Sentences
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He has always received me with some polite remark, as if I were a perfect stranger whom he had never seen before, but he always seemed in a hurry to get rid of me.
From East of the Shadows by Mrs. Hubert Barclay
The guests shake hands with the hostess, and making some polite remark about the "beautiful wedding" or "lovely bride," continue in line to the bridal pair.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
So sorry did I feel for the woman that I leant across and addressed some trivial, polite remark to her, but received no reply.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles
"What?" was the not very polite remark now repeated by all.
From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by E. (Edith) Nesbit
I don’t know whether the interpreter thought fit to explain the polite remark to his superior.
From The Three Lieutenants by Archibald Webb
