CIVILITY in a Sentence
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330 example sentences for CIVILITY, such as:
1. She answered him with cold civility.
2. There are various kinds of civil wrongs, or torts.
3. I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility.
4. The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
5. Please have the civility to knock before you enter next time.
2. There are various kinds of civil wrongs, or torts.
3. I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility.
4. The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
5. Please have the civility to knock before you enter next time.
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Meanings and Examples of CIVILITY
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civility
n. formal or perfunctory politeness
n. the act of showing regard for others
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Seeing a respectably-dressed person, a lady as she supposed, she came forward with civility.
2 Miss Bingley succeeded no less in the real object of her civility; Mr. Darcy looked up.
3 Mr. Collins repeated his apologies in quitting the room, and was assured with unwearying civility that they were perfectly needless.
4 Mr. Darcy was eyeing him with unrestrained wonder, and when at last Mr. Collins allowed him time to speak, replied with an air of distant civility.
5 I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility.
6 At length, however, his civility was so far awakened as to inquire of Elizabeth after the health of her family.
7 Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility, and, at the request of the gentlemen, remained at the instrument till her ladyship's carriage was ready to take them all home.
8 She answered him with cold civility.
9 Words were insufficient for the elevation of his feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room, while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences.
10 He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immovable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.
11 Elizabeth said as little to either as civility would allow, and sat down again to her work, with an eagerness which it did not often command.
12 He was received by Mrs. Bennet with a degree of civility which made her two daughters ashamed, especially when contrasted with the cold and ceremonious politeness of her curtsey and address to his friend.
13 When the gentlemen rose to go away, Mrs. Bennet was mindful of her intended civility, and they were invited and engaged to dine at Longbourn in a few days time.
14 The fact is, that you were sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention.
15 Heathcliff had not the habit of bestowing a single unnecessary civility on Miss Linton, I knew.
Example Sentence: (120 in 9 pages)
1 Staff members are trained to treat customers with civility at all times.
2 Please have the civility to knock before you enter next time.
3 His early comedies might have been taken to represent an unheard-of civility from the back of beyond.
4 I believe deeply in civility, and generally insist upon it at my place.
5 The administration hopes to avoid another bruising battle over civil rights.
6 These ideas resurfaced again in the American civil rights movement.
7 Either criminal or civil proceedings may be brought by the Attorney General.
8 Clinton named a new assistant attorney general for civil rights, Deval Patrick, who persuaded the administration to switch sides.
9 The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
10 There are various kinds of civil wrongs, or torts.
11 His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
12 This pillar is a monument to all those who died in the civil war.
13 He called for a campaign of civil disobedience if the president did not honour the election results.
14 The candidate nailed his colours to the mast on the question of civil rights.
15 He had been groomed for a career in the Civil Service / groomed as a future civil servant.