How to Use polite in a Sentence

polite

adjective

• Please be polite to the guests.
• It was polite of him to hold the door for them.
• It isn't polite to interrupt people when they're talking.
• She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance.
• Is there a polite way to ask them to turn down the volume?
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
• Grief over the loss of Kai has closed Cam off to the world of polite society.
  — Ernesto Mestre-Reed, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• The crowd was polite as Goodell spoke, but the change in demeanor came from the NFL’s side.
  — Mark Anderson, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024
• There must be a polite way to tell this person to go home.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2022
• But for me, it’s been very classy, very dainty, and polite.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
• The polite thing to do is to give a quick RSVP and hold onto your wallet.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
• Throughout the hearing the judges were polite, but by the end that patience seemed to wear thin.
  — Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 16 Aug. 2023
• Michigan, on the other hand, used a more polite play sheet in blowouts.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• Is there a polite way to tell her that her perfume is too strong and ask her to tone it down?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• There is zero choice involved, and pleas for changes are met with a broad smile and a polite shake of the head.
  — Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024
• That was polite – what was about to happen later in the half was much more rude.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022
• The critics of Measure 110 were polite but sharp-tongued.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• Sometimes a smile is polite and not a show of approval.
  — Mike Bass Special To The Enquirer Usa Today Network, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
• The father was polite as Ms. Thomas was announced and clapped twice.
  — New York Times, 29 May 2022
• On the one hand, some of the men were trying to be polite by waiting their turn to talk to the Bachelorette.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2021
• Frances is married to Frank, a shy, polite man who was fostered as a child.
  — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• Is there any polite way to approach him and ask if he’s been seen by a doctor for this?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
• And say thanks for raising you—after all, mom raised you to be polite.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023
• And if a guest brings alcohol as a gift, what is the most polite way to handle it?
  — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2021
• The memo line on that one probably wouldn’t be so polite.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2024
• In your case, the polite thing is for guests to desist when an offer of help is declined.
  — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
• Put that dress on, grin and bear it, and be polite and gracious on her wedding day.
  — Shon Faye, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
• But the driver was polite, the driver treated you well.
  — WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
• One is the polite gentleman with a constant smile on his face.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2023
• Of course, her name didn’t come up in the separation announcement, which was amicable and polite.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
• In social situations, redirect the conversation to some other topic (or come up with a polite excuse to exit).
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024