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Recent Examples of courtesy Jewelry came courtesy of Bvlgari: an 18K yellow gold Serpenti Viper bracelet with diamond pavé and a matching gold ring. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2025 The Jimmy Bean Voice Box allowed guitars to sing courtesy of a tube in the player's mouth. New Atlas, 2 July 2025 In line with past seasons, the latest collection of Bear episodes features a plethora of tasteful rock ‘n’ roll needle drops, courtesy of co-music supervisors Christopher Storer and Josh Senior, who also serve as the series’ showrunner and executive producer, respectively. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 2 July 2025 The style’s timeless aesthetic and high-quality feel come courtesy of that leather upper with careful stitching, plus a traditional lace-up style and a supportive outsole carved with the map of Manhattan (harking back to Coach’s Big Apple identity). Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtesy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtesy
Noun
  • Politeness and kindness are attributes that parents want to reinforce and encourage in their children.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 7 July 2025
  • Lunches, meetings, phone calls, always Mark’s delicious southern drawl infusing us with his spirit and kindness.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • In an unprecedented diplomatic gesture, the United Kingdom’s royal family will welcome President Donald Trump for a second state visit this fall.
    Brendan Rascius July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Witnesses described two identical incidents in which a man approached two children, ages 4 and 6, and made inappropriate gestures at them before being chased away by witnesses, police said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT Updated July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2025
  • Although Pazzi is gone, the need for automation in food service continues to grow.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • This is not so much a question of good manners as good visibility.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Leighton said being respectful of the flight crew, keeping your stuff in order, disposing of your trash responsibly, and just generally minding your manners make the flying experience more pleasant for everyone.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • O'Connor declined to answer questions during a deposition scheduled for Wednesday in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government, asserting physician-patient privilege as well as his right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 9 July 2025
  • That fleet has many hundreds of thousands of customers eagerly willing to pay for the privilege of testing Tesla’s prototype software, and to provide training data for it.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Jordan Johnson of Little Rock, president of JPJ Consulting, said a photo of Anderson’s Labrador retriever graces the boxes of Fiocchi shotgun duck hunting shells.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • The angels who remained received God’s illuminating grace and, as a result, their will and His are one.
    Mary Jo Bang July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The convergence of reason and gallantry, of irony and affection, struck a teasing tone.
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.
    Dan Reilly, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The Fiscal Inversion of Luxury Where most governments slap excise taxes on luxury goods to extract value from indulgence and use ability to pay as a stand-in for progressivity in taxation, Sweden took the exact opposite route.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Austin's Tarrytown neighborhood has a new spot for frozen indulgence: Zeds, an ice cream shop bringing a taste of New Zealand to 2727 Exposition Blvd #128.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Courtesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtesy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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