as in nobleman
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Recent Examples of country gentleman
In 1768, an anonymous country gentleman wrote a letter to the British Parliament commenting on this moral factor.
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Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2011
The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman.
—Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
—Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2021
All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman.
—Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
His love of Roman architecture had to be detached from urban life and was rooted in a very specific kind of historical fantasy about country gentlemen who also own slaves.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
There is an outside horse, somebody called Jacob Rees-Mogg, who, to American viewers, will appear like a sort of 18th century English country gentlemen.
—Fox News, 10 July 2018
Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2011
The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman.
—Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
—Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2021
All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman.
—Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
His love of Roman architecture had to be detached from urban life and was rooted in a very specific kind of historical fantasy about country gentlemen who also own slaves.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2020
There is an outside horse, somebody called Jacob Rees-Mogg, who, to American viewers, will appear like a sort of 18th century English country gentlemen.
—Fox News, 10 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country gentleman
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Among those staff was nonagenarian nobleman Rudolf Graf von Schönburg, or Count Rudi as he is universally known, who joined the hotel as manager in 1957 and never left.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bells rang as priests, monks, noblemen, and government officials walked beside it.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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The intensive public battle didn’t start until 1989, when Senna passed Prost at Imola during a restart, breaking what Prost believed to be a gentleman’s agreement.Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Great smile, and this gentleman’s enthusiasm for watches was infectuous.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Or has the shock of encountering the wild variety of views visible on Elon Musk’s X just been too much for grandees used to moving in circles where the acceptable boundaries of disagreement are narrowly drawn?The Editors, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
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Its deputy chairman is Peter Mandelson, a Labour grandee who has held multiple cabinet posts.Robert Olsen, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
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As an adult, does Cravalho now see Johnson as more of a peer?Jack Smart, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Taking away the platforms that foster such talent feels like cutting off a vital source of inspiration—not just for their peers, but for leaders like me who see the future through their eyes.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
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Next came a waltz between all the debutantes and their fathers, who were passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
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