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Examples of gentility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The open secret of workers’ relationship with the gentry, in Eliot, is that their labor makes its gentility possible. Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The story is in no sense a petition for the return of the monarchy but contrasts Old World gentility with the heartlessness of the surveillance state, culture against the assassination of culture. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 For all the luxurious trappings of the room, the gentility of the service, the precision of the culinary technique, Kim’s approach at Meju is one of anti-luxury: there are no truffles on the menu, no uni, no caviar. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2023 Perhaps because of her lyrical name, or her Southern gentility, Lady Bird has often been misunderstood and underestimated. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gentility 

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“Gentility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentility. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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