refined man
Example Sentences
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To have the extraordinary life of such an accomplished and refined man so brutally snuffed out is a devastating loss.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the contrary, Gorham was the refined man of affairs, confident in himself and in the certainty of his strength.
From The Lever A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana
We do not represent Ursus as a refined man.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
Hepworth reassured him on this point, and gave some additional directions, which the alderman accepted with nods and chuckles of self-sufficiency, that were a little repulsive to the younger and more refined man.
From The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
When I concluded, he hummed one of those sliding notes, which a less refined man might have expressed by a whistle of surprise and contempt, and again he essayed to speak, but continued silent.
From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
