Sentence examples for but civilly from inspiring English sources

We need to get better at communicating not only quickly, but civilly.

For a first-time observer, the sight of eight men strolling around the perimeter of a small dock wiggling the tiny controls of a black box, all the while chatting intently but civilly on the intricacies of racing rules and occasionally spinning a shoulder or hip into a maneuver, as if body English had something to do with their boat's performance, was surreal.

Indeed, we've committed a lot of resources (both in terms of state-of-the-art technology and a dedicated team of moderators) to pre-moderating comments in order to foster a non-toxic atmosphere where people can let their voices be heard and often disagree -- passionately but civilly.

"I want to address the problem, but not civilly," he said.

They have come together enthusiastically and hungrily, but always civilly, to debate matters of intense moral disagreement--something that would pull many other nations into the depths of civil war.

One of the men who was charged civilly but not criminally, Stephen Cina, declined to comment on the case, but his lawyer, Randy Zelin, said that Mr. Cina was "committed to the church" and that "his role and his commitment to the church seem to be stronger than ever".

The two continued talking for several minutes before parting ways, civilly but without resolving their differences.

In my case, I was treated civilly, but I know that if I had been Burmese it would have been far, far worse.

I wrote him a polite letter to request his approval for a biography, to which he replied civilly, but in the negative.

Ms. Dugan said the group was treated civilly, but encountered resistance from museum officials when they sought to take pictures of the Willamette Meteorite.

The call ended civilly, but the next day Burgos e-mailed Lee and declared that, if Univision aired the piece, Senator Rubio would find it "impossible for us to have a productive relationship with your organization".