Sentence examples similar to replied with courtesy from inspiring English sources
He replied, with that opaque courtesy beloved of both Chinese officials and Whitehall mandarins, that it could not be done.He was a figure who might have been at home in the Middle Kingdom, where professional scholar-officials, with the equivalent of his double starred firsts in English and law from Cambridge, kept the vast realm ticking like clockwork.
The letter reaches her at home in Cross Creek, Fla., and Rawlings replies with a courtesy and diffidence equal to his: "It is extremely considerate of Scribner's to give me an opportunity to improve my story of the Cracker interior of Florida, 'High Winds.' I appreciate your painstaking criticism and the story can only profit by your editorial suggestions".
Monroe replied with typical eloquence.
The bookseller replied with boilerplate.
"Five!" he replied with exasperation.
"Lee Kuan Yew," we replied with confidence.
Australia replied with 302.
She replied with silence.
replied, with slight agitation.
