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How to use gentleman in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Gentleman means any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. Example: “Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.”

Examples of gentleman by meaning

nounAny well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

  • But being a gentleman, I bit my tongue and said, “Okay.”2011, Mike Pappas, Growing Up the Greek Way in the Big Apple, page 103

nounAny man.

  • Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.

nounA man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work...

  • Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.

More sentences with gentleman

  • Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?From the entry you
  • It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.From the entry become
  • I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.From the entry leave
  • Gentlemen, may I introduce Her Royal Highness, the Sovereign and Most Imperial Majesty, Empress Elizabeth of Vicron.From the entry sovereign
  • A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.From the entry mark
  • Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!From the entry lady
  • He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.From the entry unbecoming
  • Ladies and gentlemen, please give a round of applause to our lovely new Miss Yorkshire!From the entry miss
  • Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together for Sir Elton John!From the entry put one's hands together
  • Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.From the entry His Royal Highness
  • Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Victoria.From the entry Her Royal Highness
  • The gentleman in the toga is our director of oenological research.From the entry oenological
  • Thank you so much for your help. You're a scholar and a gentleman.From the entry scholar and gentleman
  • It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company.From the entry keep company
  • This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.From the entry regular
  • He was a gentleman of the old school.From the entry school
  • Every gentleman needs at least one pair of cufflinks.From the entry cufflink
  • That gentleman is a stranger to me.From the entry stranger
  • A well-mannered gentleman always allows others first.From the entry well-mannered
  • Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats.From the entry resume
  • Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.From the entry distinguished
  • His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.From the entry seemly
  • He is a gentleman, first and last.From the entry first and last
  • Excuse me, gentlemen, but I'm afraid duty calls.From the entry duty calls
  • How say you, gentlemen of the jury?From the entry how say you
  • The English-speaking gentleman gave us directions.From the entry speaking
  • I feel fine today, but that gentleman conversing with the house plant there may be one brick short of a full load.From the entry one brick short of a full load
  • Ladies, gentlemen, I bid you adieu.From the entry bid adieu
  • Some of our gentlemen officers, happening to stop at a tavern, or rather a sort of grogshop, took such a seasoning that two or three of them became “quite frisky.”From the entry seasoning
  • We got a small turtle with wings, could be a great investment opportunity.” “Excuse me, gentlemen.”2021 December 16, Trey Parker, “South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID” (29:23 from the start), in South Park, spoken by Fire Chief…. From the entry moon
  • “I am a gentleman,” he began slowly, his back still turned, and his fingers moving busily.2021, J. S. Emery, A Clockwork River, →ISBN. From the entry bend sinister
  • “Gentlemen, thank you once again for saving this nation.” “Slloosh garg blurrg.” “I don't speak googa.2021 July 25, James Siciliano, “Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular” (21:30 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 5, episode…. From the entry googa
  • The damsel-in-distress archetype probably conjures up images of delicate maidens and chivalrous gentlemen.2020 May 27, Ruby Hamad, “A White Damsel Leveraged Racial Power and Failed”, in New York Times. From the entry damsel in distress
  • Gentleman talked about uncertainty: the uncertainty of not having the arrangements in place.2019 February 26, Theresa May, “Leaving the European Union”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons), column 173. From the entry simples
  • Gentleman now has to ask the Germans to use a different word.2019, Dr. Eileen Metcalfe, The Wit and Humour of William Hague. From the entry Basil Fawlty
  • Queers were often called 'backgammon players' or 'gentlemen of the back door', sometimes engaged in 'caterwauling'.2017, P Ackroyd, Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day. From the entry gentleman of the back door
  • Oh for the “good ol' days” of Johnny Torrio's gentlemen gangstership.2016, Leonardo Guisieppi, America's First and Only King. From the entry gangstership

Meaning of gentleman

  1. noun Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  2. noun Any man.
  3. noun A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.

Full definition of gentleman

Questions about gentleman in a sentence

How do you use gentleman in a sentence?
Gentleman is used as a noun. For example: “Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.”
What is a short sentence with gentleman?
“Ladies, gentlemen, I bid you adieu.”
What does gentleman mean?
Gentleman means any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

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