Sentence examples for civilized about from inspiring English sources
The phrase "civilized about" can be used in written English, but it may not be considered formal or standard usage
It is more commonly used in spoken English and informal writing. It means to be well-mannered or polite in a particular situation. Example: "John was always very civilized about discussing controversial topics, never raising his voice or being rude to others."
After braving the shopping mall mobs, after hunting down a parking space, there's something soothingly civilized about pouring a cup of steaming, amber tea from a personal pot.
But as Joe Brancatelli, the publisher of the subscription travel Web site www.Joesentme.com, said, "there is something civilized about getting on that 8 a.m. plane, having a nice meal and getting a good night's sleep".
I can't say how successful we were at achieving that mission, because there was certainly nothing civilized about the boys crowding around the school balconies to watch us swim!
There is something very civilized about drinking tea, and not just because the experience can be ceremonious when it comes to afternoon endeavors.
Some methods of execution might be less painful than others, and the illusion that someone might be gently sent off to permanent sleep may make us feel more civilized about a process that has, in the past, involved hanging, electrocution, beheading, firing squad and poisonous gas.
I did as he wished, thus ending what must count as the briefest friendship in Western civilization (though the only thing civilized about this particular transaction was my equanimity in the face of Manichaean politics).
There is something civilized, and civilizing, about trains.
"It's beneath what the public expects, I think, in a good, civilized dialogue about the issues and about government," he said.
And that is exactly what Ruth eventually did; she moved to a far more civilized workplace about a year later.
I remember a very civilized discussion about reasons for changing the bloodthirsty words of the "Marseillaise" in the new Europe.
The British press this week is tabloidizing what might have remained a civilized dispute about the state of literary biography.
