Sentence examples for courteous way from inspiring English sources

Then the man turns and speaks directly, in a familiar yet courteous way, to Walter.

Like a door knock, an acknowledgement of country is a simple and courteous way to alert someone of your presence.

Because when someone knows they are being invited, in a courteous way, to talk about themselves, they answer questions differently and they reveal other stuff.

"It was thought it was a more courteous way of dealing with what was going to come as a surprise to her than the alternative".

I wanted to make a movie about this issue for years, and got started after a discussion with my friend Benny Safdie on the proper, courteous way to text while walking.

But Kofi Annan assured me, in his courteous way, that the committee he had appointed to look into the oil-for-food scandal, headed by former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, would do a thorough job.

Mrs. Clinton has repeatedly referred to Mr. Giuliani's temperament, particularly what she describes as his anger and his confrontational style, as she tries to emphasize that her demeanor may be more suited to the courteous ways of the Senate.

Avicenna has, however, more consistently courteous ways of declining to follow Alfarabi.

The experts characterized it as "Republican," an unusual phrase in porcelain cataloging and a courteous, roundabout way of warning prospective buyers that the porcelain is an early 20th-century pastiche.

Well done on raising the flag to avoid putting your music in the hands of pirates, and well done for doing it in a courteous enough way to respect your fans.

You're more likely to get a courteous answer that way.