Sentence examples for politely passed from inspiring English sources
Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, politely passed.
Distributors either failed to turn up to screenings, or politely passed.
Although intrigued, Mr. Steel politely passed, heading instead to Memphis, to eat barbecue.
Lemonade and chocolate cookies were swiftly produced, and Mother Teresa took the drink but politely passed up the sweet.
Tina Brackenbush gobbled the cobbler but politely passed up the gulf shrimp as well as the cold fillet of peppered beef.
How will they turn out if they've never dealt in their childhood with a whole fruit, or they've been to a house (God forbid) without Cheez-Its, or been asked to politely pass around a plate of cheese?
Some of the people writing these letters did not even get replies or, failing that, were fobbed off with the standard corporate-speak of people too busy with other matters, politely passing the buck and explaining in the briefest terms that it was one for another department, but thank you very much for writing in anyway.
The thing is how do you politely pass on turkey on Thanksgiving without offending the chef?
Having been a vegan for almost nine years, I'm quite used to politely passing up nearby animal carcass, but in the Middle East, this is liable to make people think you are mentally ill.
Ahmet nodded politely and passed it along.
