polite society
Example Sentences
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You are not politically correct and don’t necessarily belong always in polite society.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
No wonder sociologists prefer to focus on the other subject we must avoid in polite society: politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The jury’s still out on whether the term can be considered offensive, and it’s already found its way into polite society.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
Chabria: As someone known to routinely curse in polite society, I’m not one to judge an expletive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
That’s how they work it in polite society over there, at least they used to in the old days, and quite a business it was.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
