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How to use mannerly in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word mannerly? Here are some examples.

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She was very jittery, far more jittery than Lydie had ever seen the mannerly, dignified Anne Holden.
He is perfectly mannerly, but has the air of a man who expects, and receives, deference.
We believe that every family deserves to have a mannerly pet, a dog that doesn't jump up, pull on the leash or embarrass them out in public.
If we remember to praise him for thinking, we help him to be a mannerly dog on his own and not just a robot.
I only knew their names because I heard Aunt Caren tell them to be mannerly.
He was mannerly to her but only because he would suffer ramifications from his father if he were not.
They committed themselves to elaborate codes of behavior that included respect for women and a certain mannerly decorum.
He seemed so mannerly at first, that you wouldn't believe the words coming out of his mouth just moments later.
The chairman would like to thank all who attended and behaved in a mannerly fashion.
He found the pupils to be very friendly, mannerly and confident young people.
Calm, mannerly, fond of bowties, Whitworth was a workaholic.
This failure is defined as their inability in labor to be mannerly and controlled.
It goes far beyond that to one's moral and mannerly behavior, taking heed of one's conscience, and seeking with one's heart.
It's also good to finally meet a guardian as mannerly as you are.
Cripple Creek's women were a definite part of the camp as they coped with dreary existences and provided their men with good homes and hard-working, mannerly children.
A polite nod, perhaps, to mannerly indignation but one that carries hints of populism.
He finds the English more mannerly, less effusive than the Italians.
These fine young gentleman were well-behaved and very mannerly.
Trying to approach this gentle and mannerly retired professor about what seems to be going wrong, Miller encounters the deep stubbornness at the core of his being.
A more self-assured, unfailingly polite and mannerly man never existed.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The nabob, who was mannerly, went to speak to the aunts and find them seats.
A woman's world was so polite, so mannerly, so remembering of all the social amenities.
You are so very pretty, my dear, so good and so mannerly, that I cannot help giving you a gift.
Mr. Havill had lapsed into a mannerly silence that was only sullenness disguised.
Aunt Lindie had sharp ears and young folks had to be mannerly in her house.
But at last he was so earnest with me that I thought it the more mannerly part to let him have his way, and so left him poorer than myself.
Although trustful and friendly, they were reserved and mannerly.
Otherwise I would remind you that it is not mannerly to eat and run.
Why should she not set you a mannerly example, giving me welcome?
I liked the way she smiled, and I liked her obedient, mannerly bearing.
So that in a word, expecting a plain diet, coarse lodging, and mean clothes, we were brought up as mannerly and as genteelly as if we had been at the dancing-school.
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