How to Use courteous in a Sentence

courteous

adjective
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  • Staff were courteous and entry and exits well-thought-out.
    — Seattle Times Readers, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2017
  • The conductor was courteous, and the train was full — a rare sight most weekends.
    — Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
  • Everyone is asked to be courteous at all times concerning noise.
    — Chris Chavez, SI.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Be courteous of your neighbors as these can be loud and irritating machines.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 June 2017
  • The build-up has been light on trash talk, with Parker living up to his image of being clean-cut and courteous.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Both described courteous treatment from the Russians throughout the trip.
    — Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 June 2017
  • Most Seattle drivers are courteous, if a bit clueless about how to safely share the road with bicyclists.
    — Jessica Lee, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The parrots didn't make very courteous roommates to the biologists bunked down next door, however.
    — Meghan Bartels, Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Every single person on campus and in the community was kind and courteous.
    — Shandel Richardson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • An officer who stopped a Bloomberg reporter for wearing a colorful abaya, the robe that women must wear in public, was courteous.
    — Vivian Nereim, Bloomberg.com, 26 June 2017
  • Kolonitsky looks like a professor, with a beard and round glasses and quick, dark-blue eyes, and his jacket and tie reinforce a courteous, formal manner.
    — Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Something good to say about gays: As a person who is not gay, the gays I am acquainted with are the most pleasant and courteous people of the human species.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • What’s a critic to do in the face of such a courteous entreaty?
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • For a sit-in at a lunch counter, they were told, sit up straight, be courteous and don’t strike back.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • In the end, Utah was ranked with the 12th-most courteous drivers overall.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 8 June 2022
  • No one wants to be in a security line at 7 a.m. Be courteous to the T.S.A. workers and give travelers around you personal space.
    — Lucas Peterson, New York Times, 21 June 2017
  • The rule of thumb: Be courteous, be patient and don’t crowd the aisles. Know the rules for your destination.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 18 June 2021
  • Russians in the 11 cities are being asked to be courteous to the guests and also pick up litter.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2018
  • The men who delivered it were so very nice, prompt and courteous.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • My downstairs neighbor was a courteous young man who drove a Lexus and kept a pair of pet monkeys.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The courteous thing to do is reduce your speed to idle rather than blowing past others at high speed.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 1 July 2022
  • Ramos may not be a celebrity to you yet, but he was easily made by the barista in Park Slope, who turned out to be a courteous fan.
    — New York Times, 3 June 2021
  • Politeness: Are the folks in your state known for having a smile and a courteous demeanor?
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Be courteous: Not sure if someone in a group is Jewish?
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Although the man was courteous, the nurse and her colleagues reported him for fraud.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Uzbeks are amazing hosts and will go out of their way to be helpful and courteous to visitors.
    — Joshua Jung, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The tables have thick white tablecloths and hefty cutlery, and the wait staff is courteous and attentive.
    — Coco McCabe, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The chances are that you were helped by a sales clerk who was knowledgeable, courteous and supportive throughout the process.
    — Evgeny Grigul, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck.
    — Avery Newmark, ajc, 1 Feb. 2022

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