Example Sentences

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A male voice in the cast parried with a hint of old-world courtliness: “Yet ’twas well sung, my friend!”

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

But none of this should promote the sentimental fantasy that courtliness still reigns.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2020

In an industry filled with raw ambition and bombast, Fitzgerald developed a Hollywood reputation for courtliness mixed with consummate professionalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2019

Cousineau is a puffed-up, safari-jacket-wearing guru, but he has an old-fashioned courtliness.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019

“Pray, would you do us the honor, Master Samuel?” said Constance with mock courtliness.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques