as in courteously
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Recent Examples of civilly
In September 2016, Gordon was found civilly liable in Bobbi Kristina's death and later ordered to pay $36 million to her estate.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
In December, instead of fighting, ABC News opted to quickly settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Thankfully things didn't escalate beyond a silent tiff in this case, but what should a traveler do in a similar situation to handle a pushy fellow passenger civilly?
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And that there were hundreds of people with only 3, 4, or $500,000 who were being, moving on civilly.
—USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
In December, instead of fighting, ABC News opted to quickly settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Thankfully things didn't escalate beyond a silent tiff in this case, but what should a traveler do in a similar situation to handle a pushy fellow passenger civilly?
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And that there were hundreds of people with only 3, 4, or $500,000 who were being, moving on civilly.
—USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civilly
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“Civilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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