Sentence examples for polite time from inspiring English sources

The bigots, the hysterics, the destroyers of the self — these are the writers who bear witness to the fearful polite time in which we live.

That gentle era was replaced by something far less civil, a thrilling and dangerous type of cricket borne of looser and less polite times.

In politer times, Cheryl would describe Walsh's management style as "hands off", which was a nice way of saying that, according to reports, he only called them twice in two years but collected his cut anyway, while leaving the actual management of the band to Girls Aloud's label – which ended up having to appoint a new manager.

Sorry, am I supposed to be polite all the time?

"Anna in a miniskirt, there ten minutes ahead of time, polite and friendly — and let's not forget the miniskirt," Smith said.

Of course, any number of offensive terms that were once in common usage have been stricken from polite language over time.

Is it the proper way to say thanks for a great time, polite acknowledgment of a difficult job, or simply because it's a noble tradition?

He's just so, well, dependable: always on time, polite, the first to put his hand up to take on more.

The other track on their forthcoming EP, Just a Little Bit, is a little bit rubbish (just), but it, too, features a polite request, this time to "meet us in the bathroom", presumably because they need a hand cleaning the sink, but who knows with rock bands.

You don't need to be polite all the time.

He was disarmingly polite, and every time someone walked up to the door he opened it for them.