Politeness
in sentence
140 examples of Politeness in a sentence
Politeness
is a much-overlooked virtue.
How about never — is never good for you?" what you have is the syntax of
politeness
and the message of being rude.
This is an old tradition from a time when dinner knives were quite sharp, and it was a sign of
politeness
and nonaggression to keep them pointed away from other diners.
We're told that civility is simply a synonym for respect, for good manners, for politeness, but at the same time, it's clear that to accuse someone of incivility is much, much worse than calling them impolite, because to be uncivil is to be potentially intolerable in a way that merely being rude isn't.
The norm of
politeness
was blocking their progress.
In one of the best of Charlie Chaplin's lengthier short films, he places the Little Fellow in the trenches of WWI, where he brings his intolerable
politeness
and endless patience to the drudgery of trench life, where troops lived for months at a time before finally going over the top to overtake the enemy, and usually to their deaths.
The frequent shots of ravaged dead bodies are actually displayed rather discreetly, and this overall
politeness
may be the reason why the film is ultimately so staid.
Maybe if your brother made movie this you could act surprised out of politeness, but if you're not a relative what's the point.
Thinking nothing of their
politeness
and harmless asking for eggs, explaining that the neighbors ran out of cooking materials, Anne immediately helps them.
Ace is on a totally different planet and he couldn't care less for social conventions or
politeness.
I will agree with the majority of the people on this comment database that this show is intended to guide children in young ages and teach them lessons and
politeness
and what and what is and isn't right.
Godard shows no respect to Allen at all, yet Allen shows a great deal of
politeness
and respect to Godard even when Godard belts out questions in French without allowing his off-camera translator to catch up or be heard over his voice.
In each case, the “civil” in civil disobedience has been conflated with civility, as in
politeness
or general respectability.
Accordingly, potential practitioners of civil disobedience should not allow themselves to be caught in a trap of
politeness
and respectability.
As the meeting ended, Saif invited me to Libya and I said – more out of
politeness
than anything else – that I would be happy to come.
There will be varying degrees of
politeness.
While Obama would likely restore civility and
politeness
to transatlantic discourse, the sources of friction are more profound.
Expressions of curiosity about how I spent my working hours were typically a sign of friendly
politeness
rather than genuine interest.
Simple rules of
politeness
create social barriers against saying anything we want.
And have you had any shooting this year?'Levin asked, gazing intently at this leg but with that pretended
politeness
of his which Kitty knew so well, and which suited him so ill.
Vasenka only rose for a moment, and with the absence of
politeness
to women which is characteristic of modern young men, barely bowed and again continued his conversation, laughing at something.
She had been going, out of politeness, to ask Vasenka whether he would go with them, but refrained.
Dolly found her politeness, tidiness, and attention pleasant, but did not feel at ease with her; she was ashamed to let her see the patched dressing jacket, which as ill-luck would have it she had brought by mistake.
'What a pity!' said Anna, and having thus paid the tribute of
politeness
to the retainers, she turned to her friends.
Then a small, very young-looking, but very venomous man began saying that probably the Marshal of the Province would be pleased to account for the Funds, and that the excessive
politeness
of the members of the Commission was depriving him of that moral satisfaction.
On the contrary, when Kitty watched him in company – as one sometimes watches a person one loves, trying to see him from a stranger's point of view, so as to realize the impression he makes on others – she saw, even with some jealous fear, that far from needing pity he was very attractive, by his good breeding, his rather old-fashioned and timid
politeness
to women, his powerful figure, and, as she thought, his uncommonly expressive face.
And when Bolgarinov at length received him with extreme politeness, evidently triumphing in his humiliation, and very nearly refused his request, Oblonsky hastened to forget it as quickly as he could; and only now on recollecting it blushed.
His friends, the specialists and the scholars, sometimes – from
politeness
– mentioned it; his other acquaintances, not interested in learned works, did not mention it to him at all.
The head captain, a coarse-faced Belgian, with a large sensual nose, replied with exaggerated politeness:"Yes, Monsieur Négrel.
And Maheude had to tell their ages; they also asked her questions about Estelle, out of
politeness.
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