How to Use courteous in a Sentence

courteous

adjective

• The clerks were helpful and courteous.
• What’s a critic to do in the face of such a courteous entreaty?
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• In the end, Utah was ranked with the 12th-most courteous drivers overall.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers.
  — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 8 June 2022
• The rule of thumb: Be courteous, be patient and don’t crowd the aisles. Know the rules for your destination.
  — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 18 June 2021
• Russians in the 11 cities are being asked to be courteous to the guests and also pick up litter.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2018
• The men who delivered it were so very nice, prompt and courteous.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
• My downstairs neighbor was a courteous young man who drove a Lexus and kept a pair of pet monkeys.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
• The courteous thing to do is reduce your speed to idle rather than blowing past others at high speed.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 1 July 2022
• Ramos may not be a celebrity to you yet, but he was easily made by the barista in Park Slope, who turned out to be a courteous fan.
  — New York Times, 3 June 2021
• Politeness: Are the folks in your state known for having a smile and a courteous demeanor?
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2020
• Be courteous: Not sure if someone in a group is Jewish?
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2021
• Although the man was courteous, the nurse and her colleagues reported him for fraud.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• Uzbeks are amazing hosts and will go out of their way to be helpful and courteous to visitors.
  — Joshua Jung, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2022
• The tables have thick white tablecloths and hefty cutlery, and the wait staff is courteous and attentive.
  — Coco McCabe, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• The chances are that you were helped by a sales clerk who was knowledgeable, courteous and supportive throughout the process.
  — Evgeny Grigul, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
• Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck.
  — Avery Newmark, ajc, 1 Feb. 2022
• Here’s to the people who keep the lights on and the water running, who keep the grid up so the rest of America has the wherewithal to be cautious, and courteous, and kind.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2020
• Brunetti inquires at the palazzo, where a courteous Sri Lankan man tells him that the property is not for sale.
  — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
• This approach would not just be more courteous but more cautious.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2020
• And there are plenty of ways to pick up after your dog, in hopes of being a courteous neighbor or to just best maintain your own home.
  — Andrea Marie, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2021
• When passing others, be courteous and make your presence known to them.
  — Dallas News, 31 May 2022
• Played with locked jaw and a terrible haircut by Jared Keeso, the show’s co-creator and writer, Wayne is king of the hicks, a courteous ladykiller in stonewashed jeans.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2019
• Such is the necessary restraint of a book reviewer — or at least a courteous one.
  — Ron Charles critic, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
• Gentle, courteous, but with a manic gleam, a taste for mayhem.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• Remain courteous, and try to push your rates down a bit, but don't expect a massive reduction in the overall price.
  — Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
• Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
  — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
• People on the trail are generally courteous, eager to talk and more than happy to snap a photo of you and your group.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
• Also, the 2 gentlemen working that day were the kindest and most courteous men.
  — Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
• Signs at the metro and elsewhere admonish people to be courteous.
  — Spencer Case, National Review, 20 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024