savoir vivre
Example Sentences
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The city’s contradictory charms, as they are wryly termed, its fabled mix of savoir-vivre and absolute crumminess, remain in good supply.
From New York Times • May 20, 2011
To my knowledge savoir-vivre cannot be learned; you either have it or you don't.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have not seen flair and savoir-vivre like his in any of our leaders since John F. Kennedy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The court had “knowledge of the world” now: it had the fruits of achievement, civilization, savoir-vivre, gossip, fashion, malice, and the broad mind of scandal.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Ce n'�tait pas qu'elle ne fut aimable, elle �tait gracieuse � la surface, un grand savoir-vivre lui tenant lieu de grace v�ritable.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
