Sentence examples for the courteous from inspiring English sources
adjective
Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
Mary Durack published a fictionalised account of Yagan's life in her 1964 children's novel The Courteous Savage: Yagan of the Swan River.
"I thought that was the courteous thing to do.
Still, I do the courteous thing and wave back.
But the courteous approach of Lord Hutton, heading the inquiry, only sharpened the BBC's discomfort.
Even India's prime minister, the courteous and intellectual Manmohan Singh, admits as much.
The courteous and fair-minded Patrick feels that overall the NHS has done well by Henry.
She asked Pinter's permission, of course, it being the courteous thing to do.
"I guess I like him like that," one of the courteous servers mused.
Beneath Presley's tightly controlled public image of the courteous young southerner was a boundless appetite for women and young girls.
If he has lost his appetite for Domino's so quickly, he should do the courteous thing and say why.
"It's … yeah … different," said Raymond Van Aubel and Michell Chew, holidaymakers from Holland and Indonesia, struggling for the courteous response.
