Sentence examples for make a courtesy from inspiring English sources

"It would not have cost him anything to at least make a courtesy bow to the allies".

During a visit to military units in Panama, he arranged to make a courtesy call on General Noriega.

But (more miscommunication) a week before his arrival, I still didn't know if he was coming to woo me or make a courtesy call.

At least it was direct to the source, whereas James, after deciding to leave his native northern Ohio, didn't seem to have the time to make a courtesy call to a Cleveland organization that for seven years rushed him a Kleenex whenever he sneezed.

But now that the show was coming up on its diamond anniversary – as is, may I remind you, the reign of a certain pigeon-shaped monarch – I felt it was time to make a courtesy call, and see how the old girl was holding up.

You could even show up your own teammate — say, you're playing outfield, an opponent hits a mammoth home run against your pitcher and you don't even turn and make a courtesy run after the ball, even though you know it's probably going to break someone's windshield in the parking lot.

The Yankees made the offer to Johnson on Dec. 17, and Cashman said he then made a courtesy call to Damon's agent, Scott Boras.

When the President-elect Obama made a courtesy call on the Justices shortly before his inauguration last year, Alito was the only member of the Court not to attend.

Mr. Lagos, for his part, said he did not mind that General Izurieta and other commanders made a courtesy visit to their old leader.

He stood in a blistering sun, wearing the same gray suit in which he made a courtesy call earlier on President Thieu, and said.

Mr. Kerns said he made a "courtesy call to touch base" with Mr. Buyer in April, after Indiana Democrats came up with a draft map of the new districts.