Sentence examples for polite opponent from inspiring English sources

When he faced De La Hoya, Mayweather played up the contrast with his polite opponent.

It seems likely that in Congress, Porter, whose first career involved defending the interests of people against corporations, will prove a formidable if polite opponent to the President and his supporters.

Instead, Ms. Barnard sends polite letters to violators if someone -- usually a neighbor or a political opponent -- complains.

Instead, he chose to use the child of one of his political opponents and in doing so shattered a key rule of polite discourse in campaigns: Kids are off limits.It didn't happen by chance.

Be polite to your opponent.

Making politics polite again.

It's comical really: my opponent's polite pokes with the épee are no match for my wild, testy lunges.

During cross-examination, Milosevic, who is defending himself against charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, engaged in polite discourse with his former opponent.

It may appear respectful and polite not to challenge your opponent at all, but in reality, all that means is a refusal to engage with the deep differences between you.

His primary opponent was a polite and well-educated judge, who tried to point out that not every segment of the community was participating in the growth, but was never able to light a fire amongst the activists needed to get momentum going.

In political campaigns, while polite on the surface, he authorized savage attacks on his opponents, most memorably the "Willie Horton" commercial that accused Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis of letting a black criminal run free.