How To Use Deportment In A Sentence

The proper external conduct of the body - such as the wearing of the robe neatly, good deportment, downcast eyes, and observation of good behaviour - is frequently seen as evidence for a state of virtue.
A unique combination of tact, charm, deportment and sartorial style, he was all one would wish to see in an idol.
What they need is intensive theatrical training in skills such as deportment and presentation.
She has all those additional advantages as nobleness of birth and deportment which I want.
Her deportment was the subject of reams of scurrility in prose and verse: it lowered her in the opinion of some whose esteem she valued; nor did the world know, till she was beyond the reach of praise and censure, that the conduct which had brought on her the reproach of levity and insensibility was really a signal instance of that perfect disinterestedness and selfdevotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

‘One would expect such deportment from scalawags, but not you noble nabobs of Wall Street,’ wrote Cannell.
It includes deportment, such as the style of taking bows.
Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality - the outward manifestation of one's innate character and attitude toward life.
He couldn't have been sweeter or more relaxed and gets a gold star for his deportment.
Dr Arderne gives advice on medical procedures, cures and potions and correct deportment for doctors.
Certainly if there were any fault in Mr. Codlin's usual deportment, it was that he rather underdid his kindness to those about him, than overdid it. Old Curiosity Shop
The comparison child was observed as a control for the level of activity and expectations for deportment in the particular classroom.
In the full august assembly, Nero discovered enthroned, not unmajestic in deportment, yet effeminately chapleted, and holding a lyre: suppose him just returned from Elis, a pancratist, the world's acknowledged champion. An Author's Mind : The Book of Title-pages
Her style, deportment, and immaculate grooming have clearly won her an army of admirers.
The deportment of Buddhist monks and novices is governed by many exacting rules, and phenomenological accounts of this celibate, contemplative way of life are available in a number of texts.
A unique combination of tact, charm, deportment and sartorial style, he was all one would wish to see in an idol.
Children, careless of pleasing, and only anxious to amuse themselves, are often very graceful; and the nobility who have mostly lived with inferiours, and always had the command of money, acquire a graceful case of deportment, which should rather be termed habitual grace of body, than that superiour gracefulness which is truly the expression of the mind. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
For style in its widest sense is not merely the beauty or the grace or the conventional deportment of language, but its whole expressive apparatus, its breadth of capability.
It's her movie without a doubt and the script is fine-tuned to showcase her comic talents (not to mention her deportment, decorum and the ability to mince around wearing kitten heels and a bikini).
I am here to work in a London drama academy, to teach - ah, yes - deportment.
So here she is on this bus, and the elderly gent sitting next to her is transfixed by the perfectly coiffed, frosted blonde hair, the imperious cheekbones and the effortlessly elegant, straight-backed deportment.
He will represent the highest standards of military deportment and musical performance, which demonstrate personal and organizational integrity and technical competency.
The industry will also become more regulated over the years ahead, with drivers sitting tests which will include route selection, customer care and dress and deportment among other things.
Redmayne's costume (an elegant gown with a high, beehive hairdo) gave him an aristocratic deportment which he emphasised with graceful movements and slow, sonorous speech.
Modesty or Pudor required in all your actions: This is the Virtue I shall labour to describe, which description I hope will be sufficient to direct you towards the acquisition of that agreeable deportment, which hath the power to concilate and procure the applause & affection of all sorts of people. The Gentlewoman's Companion: or,%0AA Guide to the Female Sex
Of course, to gain that aura, the chefs have also had to brush up on their social skills, mannerisms, deportment and general knowledge.
The label tried to coach her on deportment after she had some nasty run-ins with the press -- she once invited a reporter to step outside to settle their differences -- though it didn't seem to have much effect. MUCH OBLIGED
Specific gestures, such as the ‘manual rhetoric’ of Roman orators, as well as the general carriage and deportment of the whole body, have been objects of study since Classical times.
Employees in foreign banks are not very different except in their manner of deportment and remuneration.
Contrariwise, her elders could have used a lesson or two in deportment. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Woman, with her instinct of behavior, instantly detects in man a love of trifles, any coldness or imbecility, or, in short, any want of that large, flowing, and magnanimous deportment, which is indispensable as an exterior in the hall. XII. Essays. Manners. 1844
With the deportment of one who grapples with a suppositious onomasticon, this solicitation of manuscription shall be adventured with due diligence. ShoutWire.com
Every time mass deportment had been attempted, it had ended in hunger strikes, riots, and every form of possible protest. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
The word manners comes from the Latin _manus_, the hand, and literally means the mode in which a thing is handled -- behavior, deportment. Life and Conduct
They were not allowed to learn dancing; they had no outdoor games at all, not even croquet -- nothing whatever to exhilarate them and develop them physically except an hour's "deportment," the very mildest kind of calisthenics, in the big class-room once a fortnight, and the daily making of their little beds. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius
This is because formulations in theological texts or texts of liturgical prayers and hymns, in spiritual writings, even through iconography, conduct of worship and deportment in daily life are all judged by the same criterion.
There's no way to know how nervous these folks are, or how vexed they must be to have their work judged by their deportment.
Morris described it as ‘unobtrusive, quiet and retiring, without being shy, humble and homely in its deportment and habits, sober and unpretending in its dress.’
Economic and social changes in the early modern period enabled people to rise in social standing by learning proper deportment in the service of the nobility as knights, squires, pages and ladies-in-waiting.
It was fortunate for her that the possession of money occasioned him so much employment next day in the way of eating and drinking; and withal had so beneficial an effect in smoothing down the asperities of his temper; that he had neither time nor inclination to be very critical upon her behaviour and deportment. Oliver Twist
If the deportment of the Koi is okay, next step is to ask the dealer to bowl the fish.
Those on deportment and dress were understood, though unformulated.
During the 13-week course, which is scheduled to start at the end of February, they will receive coaching in voice, deportment and presentation skills, make-up and grooming.
Wearing khaki jacket and trousers, the paunchy, frizzy-haired leader strode confidently behind Kim, his deportment suggesting he was as comfortable in front of the cameras as his guest was.
As she breezes past me, with deportment so finely tuned she could carry a book on her head, I'm guided into a staid conference room to first meet Jonathan the director.
Those are truly honourable, and those only, in place of power and trust, who make conscience of their duty, and whose deportment is agreeable to their preferment. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Most important of all, is posture and deportment.
Certainly if there were any fault in Mr Codlin’s usual deportment, it was that he rather underdid his kindness to those about him, than overdid it. The Old Curiosity Shop
This is a broad definition, encompassing essentially the whole carriage and deportment of the body.
Not thus uniform and quiet in their deportment were the human creatures assembled at Waynesville, but, on the contrary, variety and noise were their prevailing characteristics. Eoneguski, or, the Cherokee Chief: A Tale of Past Wars. Vol. I.
This award will be presented to Mr. Chapman for reaching the highest marks for, academic achievement, conduct and deportment, and involvement in sports and outside activities.
Although unwashed, "unwiped," and otherwise undistinguishable from others of the same age about the place, they are gravely introduced as khan this, that, and the other respectively; and while they remain in the room, obsequiousness marks the deportment of everybody present except their father, and he regards them with paternal pride. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama
The dress and deportment of both sexes today is a reflection of the despiritualised condition of their lives.
Lowe takes up issues of deportment: the students at both Spelman and Cornell carefully controlled their body movements to display modesty and decorum.
I happened one day to pass along the lane I have described as skirting the garden of the manor-house, on my way homewards to my farm; and on plunging my eyes, as usual, into the verdant depths of the clipped yew-walks, visible through the iron-palisades, was struck by the contrast afforded to the scene I had just witnessed, not only by its aristocratic tranquillity, but by the grave and subdued deportment of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.
The most important things a squire learns from his lord, Milord, are skill at arms and the proper deportment of a knight.
Her deportment is excellent as are her mental powers, and her desire for knowledge is an incentive to all in the school. Prudence Crandall, Woman of Courage
It was then with a feeling of gratitude that he wished to make some recognition of what had been done for him, and instead of torturing the negro with English words, he resolved on teaching him deportment and the true principles of European choregraphy. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery
The groups of fatty acids are distinguished by a characteristic deportment toward halogens; while members of the first series are indifferent to haloids, those of the second and third class combine readily, without suffering substitution, with two respectively four atoms of a haloid. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885
It is a natural reserve, a tardiness of disposition, "which often leaves the history unspoke which it intends to do;" a subdued quietness of deportment and expression, a veiled shyness thrown over all her emotions, her language and her manner; making the outward demonstration invariably fall short of what we know to be the feeling within. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical
Under such an "instructress" it is evident that deportment, gesture, language, every act or omission in this mundane sphere, becomes, like The Ancient Regime
Certainly if there were any fault in Mr Codlin's usual deportment, it was that he rather underdid his kindness to those about him, than overdid it. The Old Curiosity Shop
So far, my lack of ladylike qualities does not seem to have done me any harm, but when the opportunity arose to attend a course in grooming and deportment, I wondered what brave new world I might be about to enter.
‘Here she learnt the classics, modern languages, arithmetic and astronomy as well as dancing and deportment,’ says Byrne.
On this occasion, she witnessed several experiments of "colours, loadstones, microscopes" and was "full of admiration", although according to Pepys, her dress was "so antic and her deportment so unordinary" that the fellows were made strangely uneasy. The Royal Society's lost women scientists
She has long been in reverential communion with the spirits of these great authors and it is no wonder that she comes forth redolent in some degree of the grace and dignity which characterize their deportment. A Review of 'The Sceptic; a Poem'
If the deportment of the Koi is okay, next step is to ask the dealer to bowl the fish.
Children, careless of pleasing, and only anxious to amuse themselves, are often very graceful; and the nobility who have mostly lived with inferiours, and always had the command of money, acquire a graceful ease of deportment, which should rather be termed habitual grace of body, than that superiour gracefulness which is truly the expression of the mind. Chap. V
Volunteers are assessed and given advice on speech, deportment, mannerism and dress, with the least convincing participants being voted out.
The Li code embraced beliefs, ethics, manners, deportment, social behaviour, ceremony and statecraft.
Her hospitality is only equaled by her charity, her graceful deportment by her goodness of heart.
As I grew up, the formality began to feel more like an elaborate game, one in which appearance and deportment were taken very seriously.
From being merely awkward, he at last became uncouth; but from the natural goodness of his heart, the nearest to him soon lost sight of his ungentleness from the rectitude of his intentions, and, to parody the poet, saw his deportment in his feelings. Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe — Volume 7
On top of their confident deportment, which is physically lean and facially striking in the first place, there's a fully made-up, designer appearance.
`Of course, she has marvellous...' said Wilshere, and his search for a word set the air quivering, `... marvellous deportment. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary
He is austere and grave in deportment.
Gene spent six weeks training at a modelling school in Manchester, learning about things like deportment and exercise.
On Saturday, the 18-year-old spent hours being coached in vital deportment lessons to give her the edge over dozens of rival finalists who will be competing for the top prize.
Because of her haughty deportment, she was given a denigratory name, “huldah,” meaning “weasel” (even the Aramaic translation of her name — karkushta — sounds ugly) (BT Megillah 14b). Huldah, the Prophet: Midrash and Aggadah.
As to my kindergarten teachers, Ms. Bave and Mrs. O'Leary, I remember two not-so-sweet old ladies who fussed a bit with my "deportment" and both, born about the time of Lincoln's assassination -- they were both in their 80's -- are lost in the mist of the past. Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: What Makes a "Great" Teacher?
His whole aspect and deportment is such that it suggests that he can't even sit still and read a book in a quiet and un-cheeky manner.
‘There are people,’ he writes, ‘who are not impressed by our conviction, or by our pride and our stately deportment.’
Since antiquity, rules for deportment have guided the behaviour of the more privileged classes and those who served them.
Employees in foreign banks are not very different except in their manner of deportment and remuneration.
Hertford's rakery, and Mr. Wilkes's religious deportment, and constant attendance at your chapel. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
It conjures up images of upper class society, a world of fancy dress balls and rules for deportment that are anathema to my very soul.
Their deportment towards each other and towards their opponents was such as comported with the dignity of two of the most accomplished and courtly gentlemen of the age in which they lived. Memoirs of Aaron Burr
It has nothing to do with breeding and everything to do with deportment, propriety, and education.
They would even visit the circus when one of those "aggregations" made the summer hideous, and he would buy her peanuts and observe all the conventional rules laid down for rural deportment on such occasions. A Man and a Woman
Who was the madman that spawned this code of deportment?
The deportment of Buddhist monks and novices is governed by many exacting rules, and phenomenological accounts of this celibate, contemplative way of life are available in a number of texts.
But the baptismal water proved unequal to the task of washing away Benjamin Disraeli's innate orientalism of deportment.
Morris described it as ‘unobtrusive, quiet and retiring, without being shy, humble and homely in its deportment and habits, sober and unpretending in its dress.’
The Pandit (as he is called) is a very ancient man, continuing in his habits and deportment the traditions of a thousand years…
You like to be prim and neat, and to be good in deportment and ahead in your studies. Part I
The elderly gentleman sitting next to her is transfixed by the perfectly coiffed, frosted blonde hair, the imperious cheekbones and the effortlessly elegant, straight-backed deportment.
He dressed as a buckskinned frontiersman when he was at his own place, but when he visited Belvoir he was a model of English dress and deportment. George Washington’s First War
Overall, dancing can give children confidence, good deportment and a sense of musicality.
Neither did his frank and manly deportment, though indicating a total indifference to danger, bear the least resemblance to that of the bravoes or swashbucklers of the day, amongst whom Henry was sometimes unjustly ranked by those who imputed the frays in which he was so often engaged to a quarrelsome and violent temper, resting upon a consciousness of his personal strength and knowledge of his weapon. The Fair Maid of Perth
The judges on the night selected the inners on their catwalk routine alone and criteria used to pinpoint the winner included grace, charm, poise, posture, deportment, skin, hair and modelling ability.
We sanctify God before others when our deportment is such as invites and encourages others to glorify and honour him; both are required, Lev. x. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
Her previous distraction was made up of fear of her brother, and dread of being separated from the one she loved, and but for her subdued and meak natural deportment, might have been considered brazenfaced and shameless. The Knights of the Horse-Shoe; A Traditionary Tale of the Cocked Hat Gentry in the Old Dominion.

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