polite
Example Sentences
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Although I arranged my face in a polite mask, I felt I hadn’t given the right answer.
From Literature
Not a polite, genteel smile but an actual unexpected giggle.
From Literature
"In the UK, people want to be polite, so they don't tackle abortion in the same way because they are scared to talk about it," he says.
From BBC
Returning to the Metropolitan Opera this month, the Italian classic uses the lilting three-beat form as a unifying element in its tragic drama of a woman’s struggle with Parisian polite society.
Unlike some judges, who may lose patience while grilling attorneys, Eaton is polite to the lawyers appearing before him and speaks with a warmth in his voice.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
