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Recent Examples of courtly In the video, guests dressed for an Instagrammable, Regency-era ball, while an orchestra played music for courtly dances and Lopez sat on a throne, holding court as her own version of Queen Charlotte. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 From there, ravioli made its way into the courtly kitchens of the northern provinces. Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024 At 21, George crossed paths with James I, who also ruled Scotland as King James VI, in August 1614 at Apethorpe, a courtly home in rural Northamptonshire. TIME, 5 Apr. 2024 For her look, Ghesquière referenced men’s courtly attire of the ancien régime with a black frock coat with gold embroidery. Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for courtly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtly
Adjective
  • Pearce’s warm, earthy vocal tones highlight the song’s graceful melody.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
  • In many ways, writer-director Jing Yi’s graceful and ephemeral drama, The Botanist (Zhi Wu Xue Jia), plays out like your typical coming-of-age movie.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The case coincides with suspicious activity occurring near the border where Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) — who used to work for the Navajo Tribal Police with Chee and Leaphorn and had a relationship with Chee — now gets drawn to cocky and handsome border agent Ivan Muños (Alex Meraz).
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Casting is an expensive multistep process, though, and the same factories can furnish façades for new construction by the more straightforward technique of extrusion, yielding handsome but less ornate panels.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Grande’s elegant look this evening stayed true to the spirit of her red-carpet style this awards season.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
  • This elegant, spare picture doesn’t hammer away at its message.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • By introducing finer gradations and supporting 16-QAM with a 2/3 coding rate, Wi-Fi 8 ensures smoother transitions between speed tiers, ultimately enhancing overall transmission rates by 5%-30% and guaranteeing stable connectivity as users move.
    Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • New York first joined the guide in 2005, kicking off a new focus on fine dining in America.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The flavors of sweet pineapple are paired with tropical dragonfruit, a royal fuchsia fruit that has a delicate sweetness and tartness similar to a pear or apple.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Such as, perhaps: make sure to marry a member of the British royal family.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
    Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But at the very end, America's Democratic majority came home to Carter in a late surge that flooded polling places in party strongholds across the nation and stopped Ford's gallant comeback just short of victory.
    Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024

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“Courtly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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