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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything
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as in prince
an honorable and courteous man
was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me
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Recent Examples of gentleman
As these gentlemen posed and preened, a new, colonial modern style emerged.
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Lloyd will play Clive, a gentleman who has lost his phone at Happy’s Place and comes back to retrieve it.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The older gentleman becomes his father, the little girl becomes his daughter, and everyone else surrounds him as buddies.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Lloyd will play Clive, a gentleman who has lost his phone at Happy’s Place and comes back to retrieve it.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The older gentleman becomes his father, the little girl becomes his daughter, and everyone else surrounds him as buddies.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman
Noun
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This undead, blood-sucking Transylvanian nobleman was the creation of the Anglo-Irish author Bram Stoker.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Sep. 2025
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Giselle, one of the oldest story ballets, has two parts: In the First Act, Giselle, a young peasant girl is seduced by Albrecht, a nobleman in disguise.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That guy has joined the pantheon of producer-to-the-stars with artists including Dua Lipa, Duran Duran, Bruno Mars and Billie Eilish.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Crawford has been careful and wise to pick fights against guys who have something on the line and stand to lose just as much as him—if not more.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To me Conrad is wholly fantasy, the dream man for the millions of Gen Z and millennial (and even older) women who have spent their entire lives dating fuckboys in hopes of a prince.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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Once a loyal court magician supporting the crown prince from behind the scenes, Alec Ygret is cast aside and exiled for only knowing support magic.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robinson’s roommate is a biological male who identifies as a female, and is cooperating with the FBI on their investigation.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Two Messor structor males that hatched were hairless, while three Messor ibericus males were covered with hair.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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August 24, 2025 The judgement day cm punk la knight and penta in newcastle england pic.twitter.com/p7RusalBHO — ♥️I will always love dominik♥️ (@Dirtydomera) August 25, 2025 CM Punk da un speech junto a Penta y LA Knight.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s a dude throwing back a tallboy in the empty bathtub.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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So the prize is the work, is the role, and to get play like an adult dude with real problems and being gay isn't one of them.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ablin focuses on dividend growers, albeit with a shorter track record than dividend aristocrats, that are also high-quality companies.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In yet another sweeping tale of two opposites finding common ground (and a lot of chemistry), Robert Redford starred as a hunter opposite Meryl Streep's aristocrat in what is now Kenya in the 1930s.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The request also came on the same day a man drove a car into the gates of an FBI building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Just why that’s the case— when the two men have such different political backgrounds and perspectives — continues to defy logic.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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