savoir vivre
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A career journalist whose wit, flair and savoir vivre became personal trademarks, Bauby saw his fast-paced life come to an abrupt end on Dec. 8, 1995, with the stroke that left him paralyzed.
From Time Magazine Archive
"But you know you cannot get that fine savoir vivre before."
From Tutors' Lane by Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon)
Her bright, piquant beauty and fascinating manner, her consummate savoir vivre, her abundant and perfect taste, her knowledge of society, of England and the Continent—all these things counted, she supposed.
From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram
But Lord Driffield, as we know, had managed his mind better than his marriage, and his savoir vivre was no match for his learning.
From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
The Assembly, in fact, was more a school of Parliamentary savoir vivre for its members, than a body in which the people could take any interest.
From Revolution and Counter-Revolution or, Germany in 1848 by Marx, Karl
