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Six example sentences with courteous, each labelled with its topic.
Every complaint gets a courteous reply within one day, even when the customer has clearly misread the contract.
Business
The veteran stayed courteous with the referees all night, and that calm probably saved the team two technical fouls.
Basketball
The guesthouse owner was so courteous that guests were walked to the bus stop with an umbrella every rainy morning.
Travel
The judge expects counsel to stay courteous even while shredding each other's arguments, and warns anyone who slips.
Law
The server's rules reward courteous players, and anyone who thanks the healer after a raid tends to get invited back.
Gaming
The two candidates were unfailingly courteous on stage, which made their sharp policy differences stand out more.
Politics
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