polite remark

Example Sentences

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"That's not a polite remark to make to an old tree with moss on his branches," said the oak.

From The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories by Ewald, Carl

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

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

"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 Nesbit, E. (Edith)

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

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald