common courtesy

noun

: politeness that people can usually be expected to show
He didn't even have the common courtesy to say goodbye when he left.

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Youth should use common sense and have common courtesy, Williams said. — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Ne-Yo is a man of the people, but not at the expense of common courtesy and respect. — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025 There were a few behaviors emphasized in the campaign, like exercising common courtesy and thanking your flight attendants, but there was one item that stood out as controversial. — Essence, 9 Dec. 2025 While passengers, for the most part, do their best to extend common courtesy to airline staff, there’s one boarding habit that, unbeknownst to passengers, grinds the gears of flight attendants who are preparing for departure. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for common courtesy

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“Common courtesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20courtesy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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