Explore Polite through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mannerly or civil. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Polite in a sentence
Related words
Polite meaning
- Well-mannered, civilized.
- Smooth, polished, burnished.
Synonyms of Polite
Using Polite
- The main meaning on this page is: Well-mannered, civilized. | Smooth, polished, burnished.
- Useful related words include: mannerly, civil, refined, genteel.
- In the example corpus, polite often appears in combinations such as: polite and, very polite, and polite.
Context around Polite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polite
- In this selection, "polite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, too, less, extremely, society, applause and way stand out and add context to how "polite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a polite no is and a very polite and socially. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polite" sits close to words such as angus, bahrain and bamboo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At the cost of a polite society? (7 words)
He was polite and friendly with everyone. (7 words)
Augusta National galleries are nothing if not polite. (8 words)
Despite the former couple releasing a straightforward and polite statement about their separation, sources attempting to paint Turner in a negative lightmaking Jonas out to be Dad of the Year kept popping up in tabloids. (35 words)
Anton Du Beke described the dance as “absolutely beautiful” but Craig Revel Horwood said it looked “a little bit too polite” and the pair were awarded 37 points from the judges. (31 words)
And, of course, you can always respond to any shower invitation with a polite, “I’m so sorry I won’t be able to make it to your shower! (29 words)
At the cost of a polite society? (7 words)
Does this only apply to the humanities, which has for its entire existence been a place where the wealthy go to be trained for polite society? (26 words)
And, of course, you can always respond to any shower invitation with a polite, “I’m so sorry I won’t be able to make it to your shower! (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Telenor chose to communicate towards business customers in the polite ön form while all other customers are addressed in the less polite te form.
A government source tells the paper: "We will not be doing this the polite way.
Although Bobi is a very polite and socially active dog, he has shown signs of aging.
And, of course, you can always respond to any shower invitation with a polite, “I’m so sorry I won’t be able to make it to your shower!
And we as polite Canadians want to follow that authoritarian voice," she says.
Anton Du Beke described the dance as “absolutely beautiful” but Craig Revel Horwood said it looked “a little bit too polite” and the pair were awarded 37 points from the judges.
A polite “no” is brief, neutral, and does not offer a list of reasons, which might come off as excuses, or, worse – invite further inquiry and conversation.
As far as his wife, Trump was just being polite.
At the cost of a polite society?
Augusta National galleries are nothing if not polite.
Canadians aren't always as polite and mild-mannered as we Yanks imagine, if not necessarily coming to fisticuffs.
Chikli’s address to the closing plenary was greeted with polite applause, and his remarks went uninterrupted.
Despite the former couple releasing a straightforward and polite statement about their separation, sources attempting to paint Turner in a negative lightmaking Jonas out to be Dad of the Year kept popping up in tabloids.
Does this only apply to the humanities, which has for its entire existence been a place where the wealthy go to be trained for polite society?
During the match, there were boos from Cincinnati fans among the polite applause for Messi as he went to take corner kicks.
He added Chail was an "extremely polite person" but was "clearly very motivated to do what he did".
He has identified 19 common types of smiles including the fixed polite smile, the embarrassed smile and the ecstatic smile to name a few.
He was also very busy when I called, and very polite when answering my questions.
He was polite and friendly with everyone.
However, at the time, she was too "polite" to voice her unease.
Common combinations with polite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- polite and 36×
- very polite 17×
- and polite 16×
- polite to 14×
- be polite 14×
- the polite 11×
- in polite 11×
- was polite 9×
- being polite 7×
- polite society 7×