polite remark

Example Sentences

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He turned off the furious remonstrances which came like the burden of a song from Berlin, with the polite remark that the Prussian Government would be soon very glad to follow his example.

From Cavour by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

I don’t know whether the interpreter thought fit to explain the polite remark to his superior.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald

Amy echoed the polite remark, while Will, eying the three with an attempt at a critical estimate, thought to himself, "They don't look a bit nicer than that girl at the corner table."

From A Flock of Girls and Boys by Perry, Nora

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

We had heard that when the Empress was a girl, her governess would place her in front of a circle of chairs, and make her go round and address a polite remark to each.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh