Sentence examples for polite face from inspiring English sources

Most people are extremely polite, face to face, though this changes dramatically when they step into their cars.

The men are photographed in Gothic shadow, and a more succinct and chilling portrait of the smug, polite face of American racial paternalism has rarely been painted.

There are a couple of impressive scenes: the film is particularly adept at capturing the polite face of racial intolerance in a white supremacist barbecue, where swastika cupcakes are served.

Both leaders put a polite face on a source of contention in the coalition against terrorism, even after a senior American law enforcement official characterized Spain's position last week as a "setback".

A polite look passed over his face, which soothed the panicked one on mine.

Community groups and anti-hate advocates want authorities to take a stronger stand against the far right and for politicians to forcefully call out the groups that are attempting to put a polite, Canadian face on bigotry.

He'd puzzle over whether Warren and his congregants show a relative reasonableness that might eventually be cultivated into acceptance of marriage equality or whether Warren is merely the polite, presentable face of intractable bigotry.

Adults worry about "social niceties" and tend to beat about the bush when trying to convey messages about rudeness and other unacceptable social behaviors, because they're trying to be polite, save face, not tread on toes, etc. Children don't have this socially-ingrained baggage and are much more amenable to being corrected based on the facts presented to them.

The two children "are best friends," but one cannot help detecting a hint of desperation in the grins Steve Bjorkman has been made to ink on their polite little faces.

People are simply being polite in the face of your rudeness.

"I think people are really polite to my face and inside, on some level, they think I have horns".