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291 examples of Manners in a sentence

Captain Fitz-Marshall is a man of very engaging manners, and, I dare say, has many enemies.
The gal's manners is dreadful vulgar; and the boy breathes so very hard while he's eating, that we found it impossible to sit at table with him.''Young grampus!' said Mr. Weller.
Mr. Weller's easy manners and conversational powers had such irresistible influence with his new friends, that before the dinner was half over, they were on a footing of perfect intimacy, and in possession of a full account of the delinquency of Job Trotter.
'I'll teach you manners, my fine fellow, one of these fine mornings.'
Their looks are not prepossessing, and their manners are peculiar.
'The fact is, Mr. Pickwick, that when I gave my son a roving license for a year or so, to see something of men and manners (which he has done under your auspices), so that he might not enter life a mere boarding-school milk-sop to be gulled by everybody, I never bargained for this.
Mrs. Pell was a very elegant and accomplished woman; her manners were the theme of universal admiration in our neighbourhood.
What did you think of her manners, from what you saw of her?''Wery pleasant,' rejoined Mr. Weller.
He was not a popular man, being somewhat cold and forbidding in his manners, but he had, as far as I know, no active enemies.
When he was young he became a member of an aristocratic club, and there, having charming manners, he was soon the intimate of a number of men with long purses and expensive habits.
He was not handsome, and his manners required intimacy to make them pleasing.
Her manners were attaching, and soon banished his reserve.
He must have all Edward's virtues, and his person and manners must ornament his goodness with every possible charm."
His abilities in every respect improve as much upon acquaintance as his manners and person.
His countenance was thoroughly good-humoured; and his manners were as friendly as the style of his letter.
Her manners had all the elegance which her husband's wanted.
"But what are his manners on more intimate acquaintance?
Willoughby was a young man of good abilities, quick imagination, lively spirits, and open, affectionate manners.
His manners, though serious, were mild; and his reserve appeared rather the result of some oppression of spirits than of any natural gloominess of temper.
I was startled, I confess, by the alteration in his manners this morning;--he did not speak like himself, and did not return your kindness with any cordiality.
She began almost to feel a dislike of Edward; and it ended, as every feeling must end with her, by carrying back her thoughts to Willoughby, whose manners formed a contrast sufficiently striking to those of his brother elect.
They had begun to fail him before he entered the house, and they were quite overcome by the captivating manners of Mrs. Dashwood.
If I could persuade myself that my manners were perfectly easy and graceful, I should not be shy."
Her manners were by no means so elegant as her sister's, but they were much more prepossessing.
Their dress was very smart, their manners very civil, they were delighted with the house, and in raptures with the furniture, and they happened to be so doatingly fond of children that Lady Middleton's good opinion was engaged in their favour before they had been an hour at the Park.
Their manners were particularly civil, and Elinor soon allowed them credit for some kind of sense, when she saw with what constant and judicious attention they were making themselves agreeable to Lady Middleton.
CHAPTER 22Marianne, who had never much toleration for any thing like impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of taste from herself, was at this time particularly ill-disposed, from the state of her spirits, to be pleased with the Miss Steeles, or to encourage their advances; and to the invariable coldness of her behaviour towards them, which checked every endeavour at intimacy on their side, Elinor principally attributed that preference of herself which soon became evident in the manners of both, but especially of Lucy, who missed no opportunity of engaging her in conversation, or of striving to improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank communication of her sentiments.
That Marianne, fastidious as she was, thoroughly acquainted with Mrs. Jennings' manners, and invariably disgusted by them, should overlook every inconvenience of that kind, should disregard whatever must be most wounding to her irritable feelings, in her pursuit of one object, was such a proof, so strong, so full, of the importance of that object to her, as Elinor, in spite of all that had passed, was not prepared to witness.
It is very right that you SHOULD go to town; I would have every young woman of your condition in life acquainted with the manners and amusements of London.
Elinor could not help smiling at this display of indifference towards the manners of a person, to whom she had often had difficulty in persuading Marianne to behave with tolerable politeness; and resolved within herself, that if her sister persisted in going, she would go likewise, as she did not think it proper that Marianne should be left to the sole guidance of her own judgment, or that Mrs. Jennings should be abandoned to the mercy of Marianne for all the comfort of her domestic hours.
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