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At any rate, I admired the sergeant's tact and savoir faire.
THE GREAT WAR AS I SAW ITFREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT
Girls don't seem to have to pass through it quite as boys do, or their savoir faire is instinctive—or something!
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONSBOOTH TARKINGTON
With his winning amiability and savoir faire he could always win sympathy.
CURRENT HISTORY: A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 1918VARIOUS
She had often in old days had reason to be grateful to Mr. Sauls for his savoir faire; now she was once more thankful for it.
INTO THE HIGHWAYS AND HEDGESF. F. MONTRSOR (FRANCES FREDERICA)
He had long since learned that politeness and savoir faire cost nothing.
THE "GENIUS"THEODORE DREISER
I knew the rule; so if I broke it, it shows merely that my awakened curiosity was too much for my savoir faire.
CAYBIGANJAMES HOPPER
Such infelicities are not the outcrop of unkindness so much as of a certain ineptitude or lack of savoir faire.
THE MAN WHO PLEASES AND THE WOMAN WHO CHARMSJOHN A. CONE
A man with savoir faire may scintillate in a crowd, but it takes a "bashful man" to shine in a dim cozy corner.
A GUIDE TO MENHELEN ROWLAND
According to her social standards he had seen but little, and yet he had the savoir faire of a man of the world.
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUERITTER BROWN
In vain did Geraldine disclaim all diplomacy, Lady Vanderkist was sure that all came of her savoir faire.
THE LONG VACATIONCHARLOTTE M. YONGE

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