polite

Example Sentences

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Maybe they’re being polite because Teresita and I are there, but still it’s nice to see them being considerate of each other.

From Literature

To be polite, but also not to be too noticed.

From Literature

Everywhere the BBC team travelled in southern Shan State, we were followed and closely monitored by dozens of police and military officials, always polite but very persistent.

From BBC

Ebert, also 39, is the politest, a kind force who, 17 years later, remains the new guy after Johnson and Knobbe formed the band a year before.

From Los Angeles Times

She’d seen them when Patience had introduced her to Sue at rehearsals, but Natalie had been too polite to ask about them.

From Literature