Used in a Sentence

gentlemen

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gentlemen.

Editorial note

Watching at all was an act so unseemly as to be inconceivable among gentlemen in their day.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Alternative form of gentlemen: a men's room, a lavatory for use by men.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gentlemen gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative form of gentlemen: a men's room, a lavatory for use by men.

noun

Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men. [possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gentlemen.

noun

Alternative form of gentlemen: a men's room, a lavatory for use by men.

noun

Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men. [possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.]

Example sentences

1

Watching at all was an act so unseemly as to be inconceivable among gentlemen in their day.

2

The bigoted notion was that Jews could grind the books, but could not compete as well-rounded gentlemen.

3

Tennis always seems to have more than its fair share of real gentlemen, and Pete is front and centre amongst them.

4

In what amounts to a gentlemen's agreement, no encryption is used, and properly-designed pagers politely ignore what's not addressed to them.

5

The startup world is small enough that gentlemen's agreements work for most things.

6

I think the gentlemen shooting bullets at the Charlie Hebdo authors contributed quite a bit to this attitude of defiance.

7

This is contrary to many places where personal connections and gentlemen's agreements (and some perception of honor) act as a kind of enforcing agent in business.

8

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the most un-Google-able joke ever written!

9

You and I, gentlemen, have descended from a long line of carnivores.

10

If any of you gentlemen are at all squeamish, I suggest you follow the senator before it’s to late… Well, if I may continue.

11

True gentlemen with wonderful stories, and self-deprecating.

12

Tennis always seems to have more than its fair share of real gentlemen There's something about the isolation and the spotlight that burns off the rough edges of tennis players.

Quote examples

1

Meanwhile, the 'War on Drugs' continues." Ladies and gentlemen: I present to you the U.

2

I think that a "gentlemen’s agreement" as your link states, is more than enough.

3

After they said, "Uhhh no, we didn't look at your examples." I stood up and told them, "Thank you gentlemen, but this interview is over.

4

"Gentlemen do not read each others' mail.".

Proper noun examples

1

Good grief, Moore himself did Extraordinary Gentlemen!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gentlemen in a sentence?

Watching at all was an act so unseemly as to be inconceivable among gentlemen in their day.

What does gentlemen mean?

Alternative form of gentlemen: a men's room, a lavatory for use by men.

What part of speech is gentlemen?

gentlemen is commonly used as noun.