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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
What a great gesture when every gentleman removes his hat, and every man, woman and child places a hand over his or her heart as the anthem is presented.
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Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The elderly Italian gentleman had an important ritual that no Sunday dinner would be complete without.
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Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The annual event comes with a strict dress code, including morning suits for gentlemen and certain styles of dress for ladies, while the array of memorable hats on display has become a standout moment.
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Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
These gentlemen host pre-dinner festivities, singles dinner tables, and partner with singles at dance classes (usually Latin ballroom) and for evening dancing.
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Janice Wald Henderson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
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Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The elderly Italian gentleman had an important ritual that no Sunday dinner would be complete without.
—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The annual event comes with a strict dress code, including morning suits for gentlemen and certain styles of dress for ladies, while the array of memorable hats on display has become a standout moment.
—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
These gentlemen host pre-dinner festivities, singles dinner tables, and partner with singles at dance classes (usually Latin ballroom) and for evening dancing.
—
Janice Wald Henderson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gentleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman
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In it, Noémie Merlant plays Marianne, an artist hired to paint the portrait of a young woman (Adèle Haenel) being married off to an Italian nobleman.
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There’s the lively battle scene depicting the nobleman Charles Stanhope defending Jamaica (which had been made a British territory in 1655 and remained one until 1962) from France, the United States’ ally in the Revolutionary War.
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Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
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Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Harford County authorities and the FBI worked with Othram after DNA evidence did not immediately identify the unknown male suspect through traditional methods.
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In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.
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These Virginia aristocrats had been raised on the same Enlightenment thinkers—David Hume and Adam Smith, Montesquieu and Voltaire—as John Adams and Samuel Adams had.
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In Sally Potter’s 1992 masterpiece Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s classic novel of a British aristocrat who is born in the Elizabethan era and goes on to live for hundreds of years—oh, and who also changes genders at around the age of 30—is brought to bold and brilliant visual life.
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Mariana is not pleased to hear this, and he's got some rough-looking dudes with him.
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Even big dudes who've won Super Bowls can't help being little brothers.
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In 2014 she was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, for services to the arts and to charity.
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The music video, directed by Lance Oppenheim and Pablo Rochat, opens with Bridgers in a renaissance fair outfit, sitting in the backseat of a motorcycle as an armored knight drives.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
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“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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