gentlemanly

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Recent Examples of gentlemanly Jackson’s opening acts reflected his classic approach to country music and gentlemanly approach to performing. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025 Grant in particular runs away with the show, the epitome of British charm in his rumpled wardrobe, dry wit, and refined gentlemanly manners. Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025 Image ‘Paddington in Peru’ Directed by Dougal Wilson, this sequel sees the gentlemanly bear Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) on a trip to Peru to find his Aunt. The New York Times, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 But the occasionally frantic ex-jock and the gentlemanly straight man had instant chemistry. Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gentlemanly
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Adjective
  • Movies don't get more manly than Predator, which is positively brimming with bulging muscles, oneupmanship, relentless s— talk, chainguns, and some of Schwarzenegger's silliest one-liners since Commando.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • And women who tried to build muscle were seen as manly or unnatural.
    Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • He's remained a core player ever since as the chivalrous yet sometimes hot-headed Nicholas Newman.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • This chivalrous gentleman was joined by a starstruck insect.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 June 2024
Adjective
  • The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Beyond the shorts and baggy jacket, Hailey Bieber chose a pair of flat, masculine loafers matched with white high socks, emulating the schoolgirl aesthetic.
    Isabel Serra, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The lighting is sufficient for patrons to take it all in, and the sound level, despite the size of the room, has been successfully brought down to a civilized level.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Even a hearing on the proposal to arm school staff is equal parts passionate and civilized, as the majority gun-owning constituents don’t all agree that the Second Amendment should extend to the classroom.
    Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These surveillance photos of two people who police say are Rob Baker and a male accomplice captured them entering the Sementilli home.
    Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • To test the birds’ mathematical abilities, scientists in Germany placed two male carrion crows (Corvus corone) in front of a digital screen in a laboratory.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For any living room that could use a charming focal point, this number from Mackenzie Childs in their signature courtly check indicates style, and design know-how.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Inside the feudal fortress, decorative interiors include frescoes credited to Benedetto Bembo, such as Camera d’Oro, a room that depicts courtly interactions between Pier Maria Rossi and Bianca Pellegrini and recounts the tale of their love.
    Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Here, contexts are reconfigured and layering is an act that’s less about pairing and more about juxtaposition which creates a ladylike silhouette.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • More ladylike shoe trends continue to emerge.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.
    JENNIFER LIND, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2010
  • In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
    Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Gentlemanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentlemanly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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