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
Mesdames de Breville and Carré-Lamadon, having a great deal of "savoir vivre," knew how to make themselves agreeable with tact and delicacy.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories by Maupassant, Guy de
She opened her eyes gravely at the charges; abused herself extravagantly for a lack of savoir vivre; and both with one accord declared it was too hot to eat.
From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
I have never known a man of the world so single-hearted, or a saint with so much savoir vivre.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
Kielland, on the contrary, as inherently, has throughout unmistakably an air of savoir vivre, in the long run much surer in its appeal to us outside of Norway because of its more general intelligibility.
From Skipper Worse by Kielland, Alexander Lange
