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adjective

cultured

marked by refinement in taste and manners

In a sentence

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

  • Her cultured hosts moved easily from Bruegel to bebop, and neither of them ever made a guest feel ignorant.

    Art

  • He arrived in Vienna hoping to seem cultured, so he studied the opera program carefully before every intermission conversation.

    Travel

  • The novel's cultured narrator quotes three languages at dinner, yet cannot manage a kind word to the cook.

    Literature

  • The film's cultured detective quotes opera between interviews and never raises his voice, even when the suspect does.

    Movies

  • The cultured audience at the recital knew not to clap between movements, and the silence made the pianist smile.

    Music

  • The cultured negotiator opened each meeting with a remark about the city's architecture, and the mood softened before any numbers appeared.

    Business

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