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Example sentences for: civilized

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By contrast the complex systems of braids worn by many black women seem like elegant reincarnations of ancient Egyptian or Minoan practice, a civilized display of effort made, precise care taken, beauty manifestly pursued and achieved in the most august tradition.
Other interview shows may retain a smoother veneer of Socratic dialogue, but the emphasis on maintaining a civilized atmosphere actually dulls the intellectual rigor of the discussion.
Although he fled to the somewhat more civilized Paris after a few months, he loved to describe the beauty of the islands in his writing.
The editors reply: This sampling of e-mail is civilized compared to the vituperative name-calling cast down on Shuman by readers who used the link on the article to e-mail him directly.
But what this civilized sartorial theater underscores more clearly than anything else is that the president is sexy and the others are not.