How to Use manner in a Sentence

manner

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  • He forgot his manners and reached across the table for the salt.
  • I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.
  • The Grand Rapids outbreak is believed to have been caused in this manner.
    — Staff Report, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
  • An autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death of the two divers.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • The bill says teens should get breaks in the same manner of other employees — which can mean no breaks.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • If they were paid in some corrupt manner, the American people have a right to know.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
  • As a discreet, easy manner to take CBD on-the-go-, edibles have become quite the trend over the past couple of years.
    — Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Such is the manner by which addiction slowly creeps in.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Guerra was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the Kia Optima, though his manner of death is still pending.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Callie and Erin's manner of death has not yet been determined.
    — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • Maybe one of those can be teaching him the manners that his mother seems to be dreadfully lacking.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • On a Reds team stacked with stars, his athleticism had stood out to teammates — as had his humble manner.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • If there is one thing Davis has done in a forceful manner despite his injury is play defense.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The coroner listed his cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner as homicide.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There are others to follow, who will go unnamed here, mostly out of good manners but also to avoid the outside chance of a jinx.
    — John Williams, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • But it must be regulated in a very strict and precise manner.
    — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 22 May 2024
  • That means the donors would likely have to share their findings in a public manner in order for the campaign to benefit from them.
    — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
  • This is a novel of manners, where the signifiers of class and aesthetics take on enormous weight.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
  • Depp plays his charming rascal in the lightheaded manner of a man who has either been in the sun too long or knows something no one else does.
    — Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
  • If those are glamorous occasions, practicing good manners will be part of the fun.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Of course, basic manners are lovely, but there is something to be said for not pretending.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • Because she's shown she can't be trusted on her own to behave in a civilized manner.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Wylie said his biggest worry was finding the capsule in a timely manner.
    — Leonard David, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2023
  • But Randolph, a conservative man in manners and morals, knew Rustin’s value and stood by him.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Due to an editorial issue this photo by the Prince of Wales has been withdrawn … and may no longer by used in any manner.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The Honda not only wins on its refined feel and manners but also achieves the best highway fuel economy and has the most spacious trunk in the test.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Some former parks board members saw the manner in which Holland was dismissed an insult.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • An autopsy revealed severe trauma to New's body, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, police said.
    — Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
  • Now, more times than not, the mailbox delivers little more than credit card offers, coupons, and any manner of junk mail.
    — Rebecca Clarke, Treehugger, 25 July 2023
  • Wiseman, who is the film’s director and editor, sticks to specifics in the course of the film (which runs four hours), paying meticulous attention to the manner in which the food gets to the table.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023

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