polite remark
Example Sentences
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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
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
"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)
"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
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
