Example sentences for: politely

How can you use “politely” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Thurmond ran for president in 1948 on what is politely called a "states' rights" platform or accurately called a "segregationist" platform.

  • Not in the sedate and agreeable discussions on Washington Week in Review . And not in the pages of the New York Times , where you may opine away with nothing more immediate to fear than a distant letter to the editor or, at worst, a politely dissenting op-ed piece.

  • As I was writing the bin number on the tie, I noticed a woman politely waiting for me to finish.

  • When Waldrop's book came out, I wrote him as politely as I could, asking exactly how he had managed to come up with his version of events.

  • As to the former, while I'll confess that my office is a huge mess, I'll have to steadfastly disagree that it's quite reached the pigpen level; the latter I'll just politely overlook.


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