Sentence examples for appearance of civility from inspiring English sources

The mere appearance of civility.

Norris's characters have learned the appearance of civility; it's the substance of it that threatens to defeat them.

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, standing in for Cameron at prime minister's question time, quipped: "When I heard [Dorries] had been sent to the jungle to eat insects, I thought that despite the appearance of civility from our new chief whip this indicated a new disciplinarian approach in our whips' office".

Maybe it was just as angry during the Obama years, but Barack Obama could make people believe in civility, or at least the appearance of civility.

Despite the appearance of civility, all candidates in the Mexican election were anti-Trump — they didn't like his immigration policy, his trade policy, or, especially, his anti-Mexican rhetoric.

The rancour over impeachment appears to represent a fall from some former Eden of civility.

"The problem is a lack of civility".

RULES OF CIVILITY, by Amor Towles (Viking, $26.95).

Another aspect of civility is lost.

Or perhaps the age of civility ended.

America offered many moments of civility.