politeness

Then out of politeness, I am asked to read something.

His politeness was a thing he used to keep people away from him.

Washington paid the same politeness to some of the others.

The ice age of politeness had not set in yet.

There is something very real about this sort of politeness.

Was it politeness, or did he have a reason to care?

In the process of his politeness, he was doing just that!

It was a politeness only; she had already won the vote.

I asked, more out of politeness than from any suspicion.

For all the politeness of the question, it was really a command.

Not, at least, with an expression that was anything more than politeness.

What joy to find such politeness, I thought to myself.

Politeness is one of the first things you learn on long trips.

You make a whole life out of gestures and politeness.

He was not in a mood to force himself to politeness.

Forget about politeness and tell them to stand to the right or walk on the left.

He had the politeness of a man who has executed many people in his time.

Politeness required that we talk about other things before coming to the reason he wanted to speak to me.

But he has also had to learn about special protocol and politeness.

His politeness was more a play for time than any civilized behavior.

Not that he for a moment confused the other's politeness with true interest.

Though his voice held nothing beyond politeness, something about him made her uneasy.

Well, she's not the only one who can ignore simple politeness.

"Never in my life have I seen such politeness," said he.

Come on rise up, they are taking advantage of your politeness.