civil

In a sentence

Six example sentences with civil, each labelled with its topic.

• The negotiation stayed civil, though neither side smiled, and both left without shaking hands or agreeing on anything.

  Business

• The clan enforces one rule in voice chat, stay civil, even when a teammate has just lost the round for everyone.

  Gaming

• The hostel owner was civil enough, handing over keys without a word, but nobody would call the welcome warm.

  Travel

• The debate stayed civil for the first hour, each candidate waiting for the other to finish before disagreeing.

  Politics

• The two rivals were civil at the pregame handshake, nodding once and saying nothing, then guarded each other all night.

  Basketball

• The two chefs remained civil in the shared kitchen, passing pans without comment and never once raising their voices.

  Cooking

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Each source is a published word list that contains civil. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

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