Sentence examples for gentleman acquaintances from inspiring English sources

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)- Charming, bubbly Holly Golightly (Hepburn) leads a peripatetic life in Manhattan, attending swanky parties and living off the largesse of her gentleman acquaintances, who keep her attired in the very best designer outfits.

The letter was written to him at the suggestion of a gentleman whose acquaintance he had made in the Royal Colonial Club of the British Empire.

A gentleman of my acquaintance has expressed a desire to take me shopping.

FIFTEEN years ago, on my first visit to Jerusalem, my wife and I ran into an older gentleman of her acquaintance.

The New Yorker, September 15 , 1945P. 17 A gentleman of our acquaintance has an aunt who is as keen about look-alikes as the late O.O.

By Philip Scherer and Brendan Gill The New Yorker, September 15 , 1945P. 17 A gentleman of our acquaintance has an aunt who is as keen about look-alikes as the late O.O.

The plans other people make for their summer holiday seldom interest me, as my own arrangements are established in a definite groove, and practically from the beginning of last winter I have been bored by the groans and conjecturings of a certain Mr. Cave, a little plum of a gentleman I list among my acquaintances.

"A young lady, rather good looking, and of good address, desires the acquaintance of a gentleman of wealth (none other need apply), with a view to matrimony," the ad read.

One will make a few friends, because Americans have a failing for foreigners, and one night he will announce that one of his acquaintances, an old aristocratic gentleman, is in financial difficulties and has thought up the scheme of selling his cellar.

The older gentleman consulted him not as a friend or a casual acquaintance or a pirate who'd seen a lot of gold doubloons in his day but as a numismatic authority.

This gentleman was a warm and giving friend to all who made his acquaintance.