How to Use gentlemanly in a Sentence

gentlemanly

adjective
  • Centuries of breeding have taught them what amounts to a gentlemanly pursuit.
    — Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But his eyes were darting in a kind of gentlemanly surveillance.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • There is a more gentlemanly tone in the way the competition is approached.
    — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • But there was, lost amid the testiness, some gentlemanly behavior.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Three days after Powell thirst trapped with his pup, Brisket walked the red carpet in his gentlemanly bow tie.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But true to his gentlemanly nature, Brad is excited for his fellow singers.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2019
  • McGroarty, to the best of my knowledge, has never won any awards for gentlemanly conduct on the ice.
    — Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
  • But not to be outdone, Hamilton and his gentlemanly ways left their own imprint on Taylor’s life.
    — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
  • For another, there’s the country star’s kind and gentlemanly demeanor.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 26 July 2017
  • For another, there’s the country star’s kind and gentlemanly demeanor.
    — Southern Living, 25 July 2017
  • Oakeshott’s quaint, gentlemanly Toryism is just one form of conservatism, of course.
    — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 31 May 2017
  • The auction initially caused quite a stir, upsetting tried and true gentlemanly practice.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While many of his teammates were rough-and-tumble players, Carlson appears to have been one of the squad’s more gentlemanly linemen.
    — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2019
  • What Mickelson did will be unforgivable to many who love the game for its strict adherence to rules and gentlemanly ethics.
    — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2018
  • But the occasionally frantic ex-jock and the gentlemanly straight man had instant chemistry.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Imagine, all those women voting in a bloc and banning those gentlemanly delights, as well as child labor and other profitable abuses!
    — Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • She is wooed by Cree, a playwright whose gentlemanly demeanor betrays no hint of the monster that supposedly lurks beneath.
    — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The Bills guy is heading into the restaurant for a blind date, does the gentlemanly thing & holds the door open for a guy who happens to be wearing a Chiefs hat.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Nathan, who exudes gentlemanly and diplomatic energy, is calm and collected throughout the fan meet.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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
  • As many of us know, large event spaces tend to be overly air-conditioned; this makes his sartorial move into even more of a gentlemanly gesture to his partner.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 6 Jan. 2020
  • And, though Colbert is gentlemanly rather than bro-ish, his manner with female guests (of which, to his credit, there are many) has odd pings of condescension.
    — Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2017
  • But fittingly, the French Quarter manages to keep things gentlemanly, with a balanced bite of rye spice and subtle sweetness.
    — Tod Caviness, Orlando Signature, 13 June 2017
  • Urban gave Kidman a gentlemanly gesture on the Cannes red carpet in 2013.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Rising above the intraband fray, Weir remained gentlemanly and affable.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In 2019, big cities are making a comeback–and Nashville is the happy medium between the gentlemanly ease of the south and the bustle of the east coast.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2019
  • Democrats are mulling procedural moves to delay the vote past the September 30 deadline, and they may have been aided by Graham’s gentlemanly ways.
    — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Some trophies, like the Lady Byng for gentlemanly play and the Calder for rookie of the year, mean absolutely nothing in assessing a career at the end of it.
    — Colin Fleming, SI.com, 23 June 2017
  • The Marquess of Queensbury, by the way, was the man who put his stamp of approval on the sport of boxing’s basic rules of gentlemanly behavior, in 1867.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
  • As the sun set on the gentlemanly era of relationship banking, Wall Street needed to recruit huge numbers of the most talented—not just well-bred or best-connected—bankers to keep up.
    — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

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