How to Use etiquette in a Sentence

etiquette

noun
  • Her failure to respond to the invitation was a serious breach of etiquette.
  • What is the etiquette for this?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • So what is the etiquette around leaf cleanup?
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
  • With a new virus comes a whole new set of rules and etiquette.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The good news is that as times have changed, so has email etiquette.
    — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 20 July 2021
  • Phrasing it this way is not a breach of etiquette.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • So what is good ex-etiquette in the moment?
    — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As with all etiquette rules, just use your best judgement.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But there is no formal etiquette book.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • And is there any better beef than end-of-game etiquette beef?
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2021
  • That’ s the usual etiquette around those things.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This seems like more than an etiquette question in these strange times.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 21 May 2020
  • My adult daughters learned etiquette from me.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That's the usual etiquette around those things.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the usual etiquette around those things.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That's the usual etiquette around those things.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the usual etiquette around those things.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This is not an etiquette question, but one of how to get your own needs met.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • My question is about the etiquette of using such a gift card.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Even etiquette experts say the time has come to talk about tipping.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Is there a rule of etiquette that supports either stance?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Is that even a question for etiquette to answer?
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • But while the rules of the game are similar, the rules of etiquette are not.
    — Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2019
  • Ski etiquette was discussed at length, a key detail at the core of the case.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • What is the laundry etiquette in cases like this?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Not quite sure of the proper etiquette for trick-or-treating?
    — Elizabeth Wolfe and Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Then there are the pets that just don’t understand work etiquette.
    — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Rules and etiquette around tipping have changed rapidly over the past few years.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
  • Some etiquette is standard across all styles of dining.
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
  • But what about the etiquette behind bulk gift-buying?
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025

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