How To Use Politely In A Sentence

His colleagues listened politely to his harangue but ignored him. THE GUARDSMEN
Once out of there, they walked around, just glancing around in the stores, occasionally, Jason would ask Sarah if she wanted anything but she politely declined the offer.
It shall be like one of those period dramas, with guests conversing politely in the drawing room whilst Kate plonks away in the next room.
But the bashful hero politely declined before going back to base.
It is the Marxist agenda that has seeped into our ruling caste - especially the Police and judiciary - that is whoilly responsible for what Fraser politely calls the 'fraying' (read wholesale destruction) of our social fabric. Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?

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The 'American Empire' of the late 20th century, which Luce more politely referred to as the 'American Century', and of which no presidents since Eisenhower and JFK ever whispered the word 'Empire' while it actually existed, was already body-snatched by the time anyone other than Chomsky and Chalmers Johnson impolitely called it by its real name. Barack Obama: Manchurian Candidate Version 2.0
I'm anti-gassing and would prefer to ask the badgers politely to leave. Times, Sunday Times
The audience clapped politely but without much enthusiasm.
They delight in playing tricks on mortals, though they will cease to give trouble if politely requested to do so.
He politely insists that his unsuspecting victim, whom he has spied on the stairs of their apartment block, share a drink with him. Times, Sunday Times
He listens politely, then makes plausible but essentially empty gestures.
Smiling, he continued politely to block our way to the top. The Sun
That will mean taking some of the points made politely in this speech and making them very impolitely. Obama's Iraq address
The Democrats will still be expected to pay heed to national unity by clapping politely. Times, Sunday Times
The shop has now put up a sign of its own - politely requesting that fans desist. The Sun
Presently one of the passengers, after vigorously pushing his way through the importunate crowd of porters, came up to him and politely asked if he could point out the English consulate, at the same time showing a passport which he wished to have visaed. Around the World in 80 Days
The conductor and musicians politely dodged the question. Times, Sunday Times
A group of friends are havering politely in what looks like a social situation.
The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
Driving around the farm in his old pickup truck, my uncle would politely nod while I solved all the world's problems as only a loquacious 10-year-old can.
The suggestion was politely but firmly rejected by the chairman.
Some people called with pianos beyond repair, and we politely had to refuse them.
The French Babes (new nickname christened) politely decline. Shampoo Planet
They'll most likely tell you to knock on your neighb's door and politely ask them to take it outside: - / kylewritescode answered: There was a case a while back where two lawyers sued their neighbor for smoking in her apartment … maybe give People's Firehouse a call. ironknickers answered: yeah man! more so if you say you have a family history of medical illness's related to smoking, even Second hand. mills answered: It depends on your willingness to 'medicalize' your discomfort by claiming illness; exaggeration (or lying) in this area is rewarded. skyl answered: i would hope so. that disgusting pasty answered: Yes. Marco.org
But when relaxed, he is charming, deferring politely to opinions with which he disagrees and displaying a conscientious desire to understand.
A resolutely mainstream, rather tepid drama, it politely uses the devastating 1976 earthquake in Tangshan as a backdrop for a family saga. Michael Giltz: DVDs: Craig Ferguson... Genius?
They chattered politely for a few minutes, and then Will cruelly suggested that Clara entertain them on the pianoforte.
Mathewson politely suggested that long tenures were not necessarily synonymous with a lack of independence.
He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
Politely and with some measure of supplication but plain as day.
For instance, at Kyoto the USA cut a deal of dubious morality, politely called ‘emission trading’, to buy from Third World countries their unused ration of pollution.
He should have politely and with great courtesy informed the Government that he wanted no such State reception.
Alternatively, you might linger at the lodge, where the after-dinner floorshow is unique: on the porch a procession of quolls, possums and Tasmanian Devils arrive, politely waiting for you to hand-feed them.
For an agonizing 20 minutes, he politely fielded a volley of impertinent questions.
Not at all, not at all," the leader responded politely; "but for luggin 'kites round these quarters an' causin 'all this unseemly disturbance. Chapter IV
I smile politely and compliment her on her ‘ageless beauty’ and tell the rest of the ladies that I must retire to my room to do some studying for a midterm coming up.
But Stanley Patterson had impolitely forgotten to listen. THE KANAKA SURF
My hostess was a woman dressed in exquisite taste, friendly but politely distant.
He said all this politely, but there was something unfeeling and mocking in his tone.
On a site discussing technical issues, the worst anybody can expect is strong disagreement - even if it is posed impolitely, or abusively.
kindly Arthur--so damnably, politely, endlessly persistent!
Needless to say, I politely declined their invitations.
Agreed, but I'll have to impolitely disagree with him on The Blues Brothers. Gary Mulholland, Popcorn: Fifty Years of Rock 'n' Roll Movies (2010)
He politely excuses himself, explaining that he hasn't slept a wink in the past two days.
Unhappy at her placing, she returned to the stage and gestured impolitely at the judges, thus receiving a two-year suspension.
His colleagues listened politely to his harangue but ignored him. THE GUARDSMEN
December 14th, 2008 at 6: 23 pm yes zakaria is what i would call in urdu a chudoo, politely translated to 'subservient' - just towing the official line. have you ever heard of someone saying at the introduction Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
The word spilled out of her in a hushed stream of syllables, that awful combination of consonants and vowels that spelled shame and death for any woman in what was politely called the ‘entertainment’ business.
I’m not going to weigh in as the expert Konrad so politely makes me out to be, but I do have some comments to make: the term dou was widely used before the Meiji period, even in connection with the martial arts terms such as budo and judo come from this period—see the Inoue article that Konrad referenced but they were not used either extensively or consistently. Usage of ‘dou’ (道） in Japan.
His colleagues listened politely to his harangue but ignored him. THE GUARDSMEN
I enquired politely whether it was possible to buy a pizza at the pizzeria - not an entirely unreasonable request - but was met by a gentle shaking of the head.
On the contrary, if a person behaves roughly and impolitely people will frown on him.
I do find it's good practice to be politely skeptical about unsupported historical claims that happen to align themselves with the claimer's philosophical or political ends.
The music played in the orchestra was very beautiful; and the officer, who had behaved so politely to us in permitting the gates, on the first night of our arrival, to be opened, seated on a high stool, rose conspicuously above the other musicians, and seemed indeed the _first fiddle_. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition
His career might politely be described as colourful.
'The meal was absolutely delicious,' she said politely.
He politely pretended not to have heard this remark.
In fact, I'd like to think that, were the incident to recur today, I would politely shove him to the ground, dole out a few sweet phrases, and send him packing.
‘Do you need a cough drop?’ he asked, politely.
Fortunately, Scott had enough composure to be able to excuse himself politely.
They came every day with a grievance, or an appeal, or a suggestion, or a favor to ask, and he had to treat each one, not only politely, but more or less deferently. Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography
And we politely excused ourselves and scheduled another date for that shoot.
Reports are that when he was found on the river bank he asked politely if he could have a ride back to Inuvik. 2008 July « Unambiguously Ambidextrous
Some were further guarded from prying eyes by sort of gridirons, politely called balconies, though, since the platform had been forgotten, and only the protecting railings were there hard up against the glass, the name was deceptive. The Good Comrade
Five middle-aged businessmen in a desert landscape politely stand before a Middle Eastern man wearing a turban and robe.
I could sense he was politely concealing disappointment at my lowly rank. Whicker's War
You have coon hunts, gators snoozing in the middle of the town square (the townsfolk politely step around him so as not to disrupt his nap), and drunken brawls at town socials.
The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
We'd even asked Tony if he'd like to move in with us, but he'd politely declined the offer.
She smiled politely and pointed to the telephones and asked me whether I had been set up with a password to use it.
He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
On the floor of the conference, “no swishing was allowed in public” and “a couple of local queens who sashayed up to one session were told politely but firmly to go home and come back only if they were properly dressed and behaved.” A Renegade History of the United States
Zack was quiet, then at a good moment he intervened and politely excused us and took me on a quick tour of the house.
About half the crowd were silver-haired, sitting politely in rows, nodding at the testimonials being offered from the podium covering the vast breadth of Rankin's career.
If you get a bad ale tell the girl the beer is ‘a bit Moomba’ and ask politely of course if she could get you another one. Cheeseburger Gothic » JB’s travel tips.
Her attitude turned from politely interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation.
I had assumed that the book was about being a domestique for Lance Armstrong, but it turns out the author actually spent time working at a bunch of jobs that are, to put it impolitely, really crappy. Bottoms Up: Sloganeering and Engineering
He waited until she was out of breath and the collar of her shirt was vinaceous with blood, and politely offered help.
Halfway through our interview, Vernon politely excuses himself to speak with one of his distributors who has stopped in with a delivery - he's also brought his wife who Vernon has never met.
Pushing open the door to investigate, I was confronted by what appeared to be a tea dance for - well, to put it politely - ladies of a certain age.
Being offered several times, refusing politely, then at last "Maybe just one, they look soooo good!" was supposed to gratify the hostess into thinking that she really was such a good cook, she'd managed to overcome the ladylike appetite ( "I only exist on air") of the visitor, and the visitor maintains her rep for not being greedy. Mrissa: It gets early early here, too.
So detailed investigation content this above criticism, but I should say impolitely , in contemporary undergraduate, a few people can have whole issue omit the ground to answer come out?
On first encounter, this emblem seems to be in poor taste, even slightly offensive; one that familiarity tends to politely ignore.
A mission from Pope Innocent IV in 1246 to the Mongol great khan was politely received but the message back invited the pope to submit.
The teacher excused him politely, and asked the class to return to their seats.
When you find one you like, ask the barman politely and he might tell you exactly where it came from. Times, Sunday Times
The Senate at the moment could be politely described as constipated," he said. ITnews Australia
About half the crowd were silver-haired, sitting politely in rows, nodding at the testimonials being offered from the podium covering the vast breadth of Rankin's career.
Kirkwood, an amateur spider enthusiast, politely avoids commenting on my arachnophobia.
And someone who will smile politely and clear his plate when the mother in law presents him with her usual pigswill. (apologies to my father for outing his real reason for being so skinny.) Cheeseburger Gothic » Ladies Lounge
The aides eat subsidised bacon sandwiches and take turns to drawl politely to concerned constituents. The Sun
But the settlers had come to like living along the shores of Tor Bay, and they politely declined.
Following this command, he leaned forward so close that I could smell his aftershave—it was a delicious, fruitlike smell that day— and said, politely as ever, “Balram, I have a few questions to ask you, all right?” THE WHITE TIGER
He was politely told to get a steady girlfriend and settle down.
I declined politely and then ducked into the nearest shop just to escape him.
After finding the employee who called his name, he politely excused himself and disappeared.
When Sinbad requested her to dance the Bharatnatyam, Lara politely declined saying she was not appropriately dressed for the Bharatnatyam; she did however display some mudras.
Mom smiled politely with a plastic giggle here and there.
‘I have soda in the frig,’ Joanne politely offered her guests.
He smiled politely as he was served food and drink, and sat quietly on a nice couch until the nobleman came out, dressed in a royal blue tunic, trimmed in black, the pants being the same as the trimming.
Although Stuart Levey has made multiple official visits to Jerusalem to liaise with Israeli government officials, when formally asked under a Freedom of Information Act request to reveal how TFI was tackling the reported $50-$60 billion laundered from the US through Israel and into illegal West Bank settlements, TFI politely demurred. 18 « September « 2008 « Niqnaq
I intimate these things to Ed, my mailman, who nods politely.
When I politely declined, he brought out aracini: deep-fried balls of risotto with tomato and crab. Olivia Katrandjian: In the Aftermath of Cyclone Yasi, Queensland, Australia Chooses to Rebuild Green
I politely excused myself, saying that it had actually been a nice time.
The shop has now put up a sign of its own - politely requesting that fans desist. The Sun
The more someone walked or, even more strikingly, the more they ran, the less likely they were to have gained large amounts of weight, even if they ate what the study politely calls a "high-risk diet. NYT > Home Page
I will ask you politely - return me to my men in the meadowlands and return these royal ladies to their proper place and I shall consider the obligation fulfilled.
Frost lifts a fat cigar from the ashtray, and enquires politely if I mind.
Meanwhile the plate of spare sausage and rashers of bacon was being politely offered around the table.
He got up and stood very politely in front of Gloria Vanderman, removing his cossack kalpak for the first time and holding it with The Eye of Zeitoon
Being assertive is saying, politely but firmly “I don’t like that.” Aggressive or Assertive? « Awful Library Books
We listened politely as this gangly youth scratched through a song or two. Christianity Today
The aides eat subsidised bacon sandwiches and take turns to drawl politely to concerned constituents. The Sun
My neighbor politely said, ‘Uh, are you referring to the orange trees we have in our yards?’
Be sure to politely say no thank you the next time someone offers to serve you large helping of meat pie at the dinner table.
President Obama politely, but insistently, kibitzed. Dr. Philip Neches: Greece: How Bad Could it Get?
Politely, he greets a room full of frazzled reporters, the pressure of deadlines denying any chance of conversation.
She seems only mildly, politely interested in my world.
the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'
They demurred politely, but finally agreed to stay.
If a SSS is the critical piece of the puzzle, than I'll politely fight tooth and nail for FCS. Ottawa to MLS part 1: But can it work?
Handing some money over, and nodding politely, she headed for the exit.
I politely refused their invitation.
Perhaps it was the violin's formidable heritage, or the choice of repertoire, which accounts for the politely reverential tone of much of the recording.
I politely excuse myself and scurry out the door feeling like a guilty and confused child who's just walked in on something they don't quite understand and somehow feel bad about.
On a small white futon at the rear of the auricle room, Master Baran Smith sat politely with his hands folded across his lap. THE BROKEN GOD
I politely refrained from suggesting that the ability to read and interpret a map is a skill worth preserving. Times, Sunday Times
You politely hide your shock at his glabrous head. Kim Stagliano: You Can Call Me Angry, Just Don't Call Him Autistic
I have politely declined invitations to parties, and with pouty lips and a grumpy expression, I shall be retiring to my bedchamber at a sensible hour.
Once again I was the new kid, quietly and politely sipping tea even though I don't drink tea, but I couldn't just sit there looking like a pussy who doesn't drink tea.
‘Please come this way,’ said the bellboy politely to us.
As they had all night, women responded by loudly ululating, and the men, even if they weren't quite sure where or what Lake Wobegon is, politely applauded.
The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
According to Asda, we're increasingly stocking up on what might politely be called "heritage brands" and leaving the newer stuff - wasabi paste, extra virgin olive oil and cinnamon sticks - mouldering on the shelves.
Before I had time to think, I was standing next to him, politely taking what he offered, which turned out to be a piece of notebook paper and a mother-of-pearl fountain pen.
he treated her impolitely
Taxi drivers, proud and immaculately groomed in long, Burmese sarongs, politely requested U.S. dollars, since the value of the kyat, Burma's currency, has fallen through the floor.
Don't try to dictate to children; they will obey you better if you ask them politely.
After they had bid one another good day very politely, the bunniah said to the farmer: The Olive Fairy Book
Beyond all other men, he knows when to talk, and when to refrain from talking, -- how to throw the burden of negotiation on the seller, -- how to get the goods he wants at his own price, not at _his_ asking, but on _the suggestion of the seller_, prompted by his own politely obvious unwillingness to have the seller part with his merchandise at any price not entirely acceptable to himself. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861
I politely refused at first, but after their urgings I finally shamefacedly admitted that I could only eat food cooked with bottled water.
I politely disagree with the assertion that it was didactic and lengthy.
Your hygienist is most certainly related to mine, and I swear there is a streak of sadism in there, even if politely polished up to look like concern. Tortures and Rewards « Tales from the Reading Room
I said, politely, that I didn't like them, thinking he had mistaken me for someone who might be happy to help him get rid of his unsaleable items and that he must have kept back his stock of fashion footwear.
The most important guests were questioned politely and bid arrivederci. The Chef’s Apprentice
“Thank you”, Jim said politely, moving onto the bed, “candy-ass Ranger boy.”
Yet when the train settles against the platform and the passengers disembark I actually find myself politely gesturing him to board ahead of me.
We politely decline his offer to share and grimace at each other. Times, Sunday Times
The suggestion was politely but firmly rejected by the chairman.
With faux courtesy, he politely suggested that Smith was being optimistic.
Lady Isabella apologised politely, but briefly, for her intrusion, saying: 'My Lord O'Lerney, whose judgment is never in any danger, but where warped by his wish of giving pleasure, insists upon it that you will be less incommoded by a quick forced admission of me than of himself. Camilla
Similarly, if a colleague asks you to help out with a project and you're already overloaded, politely defer, offering your assistance at a later date.
In my full view the judge went out, opened the gate and beckoned to him politely to enter and seek refuge.
Robyn took a deep breath and then slowly continued on her present mission in retrieving the rouge mop which she immediately returned to the janitor who politely thanked her and began mopping the place he had just been scrubbing.
A pale hand extended from between the dark folds of his loose robe, and Cassari's fingers brushed against his as they politely shook hands.
The automatic writing prattled on like this at length, interrupted by neither full stop nor comma and driven by a rhyme scheme that might politely be described as random but which did not seem especially Japanese in origin.
The request was politely ignored. Times, Sunday Times
At that point I added my name Moshe because two Brians is just confusing (like two Tonys: one was forced into becoming Original Tony) and so I ask you politely to identify yourself with more than just Brian even though it may well be your name. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
Whatever that allele does, it must have conveyed a very strong evolutionary advantage, because from that single event of what geneticists politely call "introgression" it spread to 70 percent of the human population today. Evolution: Who Gave Us Our Smarts?
Republicans politely call him "cantankerous" - at least that's what they say in public. Workers Comp Insider
The boy coughed politely, the sound rumbling pleasantly in the back of this throat, and I realized that he was still waiting for me to grasp his hand.
On a small white futon at the rear of the auricle room, Master Baran Smith sat politely with his hands folded across his lap. THE BROKEN GOD
If this is the case with your child, make sure you teach your child how to interrupt politely ("Excuse me, Mom, ") so she doesn't seem rude.
I typed a politely worded memo to his physicians, giving a bit of advice on how to care for him.
The fact that she owned a string of race horses could be politely overlooked.
Its wide, gently chiseled shape features wheel arches that ride low and snugly over the tires. The massive prow politely but firmly clears the way.
50 years ago: Columnist John Blunt asked if readers' gas or electricity meter reader doffed his hat politely when he called.
If this is the case with your child, make sure you teach your child how to interrupt politely ("Excuse me, Mom, ") so she doesn't seem rude.
We gave them worm tablets and would ask them politely, in pidgin English, to collect their fecal matter in buckets for us. Helminthic Therapy « Isegoria
You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you.
Do Zagat and Michelin award extra kudos or contain comments like "the hors d'oeuvres, though engulfed by a sea of balsamico can only be described, politely, as dismal; the main course gave the impression of having probably been recycled several times; HOWEVER the sanitary facilities whither these" comestibles "were swiftly dispensed with justify an overall 1* criteria. Propeller Most Popular Stories
When bar staff told him to remove his woolly hat, he politely explained why he would not be comfortable without it. The Sun
He waited politely and reservedly for me to ask questions.
Needless to say, I put on my best smile and shook each of their hands, answering their questions politely before excusing myself to my room.
In town, Julia dares to ask Cole to lunch with her family, and is embarrassed when he politely turns her down.
All questions about who he thought ought to step into his shoes were politely, yet firmly, rebuffed. Times, Sunday Times
I smile politely at the woman and say something vague and inoffensive, such as'Really? Times, Sunday Times
He expressed his admiration for the educational efficiency of the Jesuits and politely renounced his allegiance to their church.
I am sorry, but that's real wishful thinking, or as Bill Clinton would impolitely say "a biggest fairytale". Poll: National Race Tightens; Majority Says Obama Flip-Flopped On Key Issues
Smiling, he continued politely to block our way to the top. The Sun
All questions about who he thought ought to step into his shoes were politely, yet firmly, rebuffed. Times, Sunday Times
The manager had come back into the theatre with the bald bloke from the front row and told the five of us - Charlie, me and the three bogans - not so politely, to leave.
The guide, which includes information on how to shoot up heroin and safety advice for prostitutes, also reports on which soup kitchens offer the best food and how to beg politely.
I sat as politely as possible through an extended retrospective of her paintings.
Chase beamed at his old shipmate, then went to the quarterdeck, which was thickly crowded with officers who politely removed their hats as Chase and Sharpe were ushered aft past the great wheel and under the poop to the Admiral's quarters, which were guarded by a single Marine in a short red jacket crossed by a pair of pipe-clayed belts. Sharpe's Trafalgar
He demanded all the news of the family meaning Rose and politely enquired after my appetite: my enormous appetite. Exit the Actress
The request was politely ignored. Times, Sunday Times
He intimated, politely but firmly, that we were not welcome.
They greeted me with a hug and then politely exchanged handshakes with Jake.
And I would listen politely, almost naively, which is interviewers 'technique, and you get more information that way. Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater
Ryla politely asked to be excused and returned to her diligent watch over Moon.
‘Thank you for letting me stay over, Mrs. Ratana,’ Kira chirruped politely, bowing slightly to Rebecca.
But the people would have no dealings with us, and two sworded officials, in sweeping robes of silk that made Captain Johannes Maartens 'mouth water, came aboard of us and politely requested us to begone. Chapter 15
For an agonizing 20 minutes, he politely fielded a volley of impertinent questions.
Many a door has been slammed in our faces, impolitely, Chicago style. Learning to Die in Miami
She was watching with a politely interested expression on her face.
No, was the politely curt reply. Times, Sunday Times
And they clapped politely when we scored, instead of screaming at the referee!
Managers politely thanked followers for all the tweets. Times, Sunday Times

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