common courtesy
Example Sentences
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"But it is common courtesy to ask for permission."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Subsidized goods for a low price may be a nice change at first, just have the common courtesy to not let the door hit your favorite bodega owner on the way out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
You could be anyone, and no one is expecting anything more from you than a bit of common courtesy.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
“They didn’t give them common courtesy to alert them that there was a possibility that they could have contracted something,” Miguel Gonzalez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
And when they had such a place, it was only common courtesy in anyone else who knew of it to keep his knowledge to himself.
From "1984" by George Orwell
