polite remark
Example Sentences
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Some of those at table with him, being ladies and gentlemen, now and again made a polite remark; to which he answered with equal politeness.
From The Man by Stoker, Bram
"Hullo, another——" "Misfire," was the polite remark of the sergeant.
From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Malins, Geoffrey H.
I was just working hard to concoct some polite remark about ballets in general and this one in particular, when the intermission ended and she was again entirely absorbed in the spectacle below.
From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul
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 Post, Emily
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 Barclay, Hubert, Mrs.
