polite remark
Example Sentences
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She wore a dazzling toilet; "from Worth," she replied, in explanation to some polite remark which Elsa had made upon her dress.
From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Schubin, Ossip
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
I don’t know whether the interpreter thought fit to explain the polite remark to his superior.
From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald
"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.
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
