Use "decorum" in a sentence

1. The Alderfolk had got his sense of decorum back

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2. Soon enough, the meat was dispensed with and the young woman moved on to the soup, which she sheepishly attempted to eat with a bit more decorum

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3. The apparent absence of shame and self-respect has provided cover for a number of athletes otherwise impervious to the principles of proper decorum

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4. It would seem that decorum and good taste are (oftentimes) responses to collective attitudes that, for ill or good, condition our behavior

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5. The Patriarch let out an almost hysterical laughter, his shoulders bobbing freely up and down in an unseemly lack of decorum

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6. A plush red and green carpet seemed to add a sense of decorum to the room, which overall seemed to exude a certain air of gravitas, possibly more than what Hilderich found tasteful

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7. And me being the cat that throws decorum out of the window sometimes and also being the cat that just can’t mind his own damn business; I interrupted their “private moment” and said, “Sup guys …

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8. Pancho, who was noted for ribaldry and profane jokes and profane language in anyone’s presence, was the picture of decorum the whole luncheon

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9. Even at White Sands and Dragons’ View, the mixed crowds of tourists had followed the decorum of the elven lands they were visiting

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10. They had been strangers only a short time ago, but the relief of seeing one another again after such a near calamity escaped the bounds of decorum

11. The added anguish that spread across Moshe’s face marked well the effort that it had taken all along to retain some manner of male decorum

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12. such a near calamity escaped the bounds of decorum

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13. “I won't have this!” Pharaoh screeched as he leaped to his feet, the decorum of office

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14. that it had taken all along to retain some manner of male decorum

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15. investigation be conducted with the same decorum

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16. He’d be sorely pissed at my lack of proper decorum, but that wouldn’t last long

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17. By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,

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18. Giving up on this mystery, Larkin concentrated instead on following the rules of decorum for the welcoming ceremony

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19. was decorum, a tense watchfulness between the vultures

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20. Decorum prevents me from relating much of the subject matter she discussed with the as-jolly-as-can-be-expected-for-$12-an-hour old elf

21. This Supreme Justice Council wants to examine them so that decision of the most sensitive case would be make on merits and the world should see that decorum of court was upheld in all respects and all norms of justice were followed

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22. Please remember you people would not be permitted to undermine the decorum of the court at any time, at any cost…

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23. As long as you’re in that uniform, I will demand a certain level of respect and decorum from you

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24. After all, the ruler of the Universe should show some control and a sense of decorum

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25. The three monastics, who had maintained their religious decorum up to this point, now lost it completely

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26. and acted with decorum while conducting their business

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27. ” Edward straightened his posture, determined to show that, as angry as Carl was at him—and he had every right to be angry, with that Edward would not argue—there was a certain level of decorum needed in a situation like this to keep emotions under control

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28. Brimfield, I usually allow a certain degree of latitude in my classroom as far as proper decorum and etiquette are concerned, but there is a distinct line between what is acceptable and what is not

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29. ” She cursed and forced herself to sit up next to Flower and enquire with decorum the purpose of this most welcome visit

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30. And again she is very close, too close for decorum, and again it is a fact that hovers at the edge of his consciousness, something that should strike him as uncomfortable and off, but the feeling of her proximity is completely different

31. The whole purpose of his visit was to present an image of sobriety and decorum

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32. What the hell---life beyond orbit was rarely a matter of prudence and stilted decorum, and there was always something to be said for brute force

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33. He was so reckless and arrogant in his approach that he threw all caution and decorum to the wind, behaving as if it was his birthright to have sex with me

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34. The industrious breeze lifted up the stray hairs from her forehead and gave it little pats and kisses that seemed audaciously familiar applied to a brow of such decorum; the restless poplar leaves whispered all the secrets of life in her unhearing ears; the cottage gardens of Vilmnitz, ablaze that day with the white flame of lilies, poured their stream of scent into the road, and the wind caught it up and flung it across her sober nostrils, and she could not breathe without drawing in the divineness of it, yet her face wore exactly the same expression that it does when we are passing pigs

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35. Mitch initiated the freewheeling chat by taking a dig at his foe’s warped sense of decorum

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36. Tussie tried to make amends for having obstructed her plans by exerting himself to the utmost to entertain the children as far as decorum allowed

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37. I will speak carefully, mindful of the need for decorum in a court of law

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38. Oke and myself are gratified that we can orchestrate the ritual of their passing with decorum

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39. It was imperative in her mind that modesty and decorum be practiced at all times, as after all there were only males living there, and six of them were young lads

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40. the decorum of the French classic theater,more tearful than Don

41. This subliminal message of manners and decorum tells us to remain as we are: emotionless, machine-functioning tool-users

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42. decorum in meeting at the river like this, but it would

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43. When I saw what I had become I was sick, the vitriol numbed only by the counting, by associating with others who counted, who set up market and traded golden promises, setting benchmarks and standards, the backslapping types like Sweet, with their particular form of etiquette and decorum to the likes of Sergei and his set, wearing money like a bullet proof vest

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44. Durgeon, for all of his political decorum, carried the reputation of a monster

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45. „Gentlemen please, may we have some decorum on the floor,' interjected Roy in high

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46. Thomases or other doctors of the Church, observing as they do a decorum so ingenious that in one sentence they describe a distracted lover and in the next deliver a devout little sermon that it is a pleasure and a treat to hear and read

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47. Anselmo was completely satisfied by the words of Lothario, and believed them as fully as if they had been spoken by an oracle; nevertheless he begged of him not to relinquish the undertaking, were it but for the sake of curiosity and amusement; though thenceforward he need not make use of the same earnest endeavours as before; all he wished him to do was to write some verses to her, praising her under the name of Chloris, for he himself would give her to understand that he was in love with a lady to whom he had given that name to enable him to sing her praises with the decorum due to her modesty; and if Lothario were unwilling to take the trouble of writing the verses he would compose them himself

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48. considerations of decorum, she flung her arms around his neck and pressing her face close to his, said, "Yes, my dear lord, you are the true master of this your slave, even though adverse fate interpose again, and fresh dangers threaten this life that hangs on yours

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49. "Tut, you fool," said Sancho; "it will be only to practise it for two or three years; and then dignity and decorum will fit her as easily as a glove; and if not, what matter? Let her he 'my lady,' and never mind what happens

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50. He did not remove Rocinante's saddle, as his master's express orders were, that so long as they were in the field or not sleeping under a roof Rocinante was not to be stripped--the ancient usage established and observed by knights-errant being to take off the bridle and hang it on the saddle-bow, but to remove the saddle from the horse--never! Sancho acted accordingly, and gave him the same liberty he had given Dapple, between whom and Rocinante there was a friendship so unequalled and so strong, that it is handed down by tradition from father to son, that the author of this veracious history devoted some special chapters to it, which, in order to preserve the propriety and decorum due to a history so heroic, he did not insert therein; although at times he forgets this resolution of his and describes how eagerly the two beasts would scratch one another when they were together and how, when they were tired or full, Rocinante would lay his neck across Dapple's, stretching half a yard or more on the other side, and the pair would stand thus, gazing thoughtfully on the ground, for three days, or at least so long as they were left alone, or hunger did not drive them to go and look for food

51. sense of order and decorum

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52. Though aware, before she began it, that it must bring a confession of his inconstancy, and confirm their separation for ever, she was not aware that such language could be suffered to announce it; nor could she have supposed Willoughby capable of departing so far from the appearance of every honourable and delicate feeling--so far from the common decorum of a gentleman, as to send a letter so impudently cruel: a letter which, instead of bringing with his desire of a release any professions of regret, acknowledged no breach of faith, denied all peculiar affection whatever-- a letter of which every line was an insult, and which proclaimed its writer to be deep in hardened villainy

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53. Duncan knew enough of Indian customs to understand the reason that the fire was replenished, and why the warriors, not excepting Hawkeye, took their seats within the curl of its smoke with so much gravity and decorum

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54. True, the planks were not so closely adjusted but that a hasty peep might be obtained through their interstices; but the strict decorum and rigid propriety of the inhabitants of the house left no grounds for apprehending that advantage would be taken of that circumstance

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55. The recent events, the solitary and eccentric position of the count, his enormous, nay, almost incredible fortune, should have made men cautious, and have altogether prevented ladies visiting a house where there was no one of their own sex to receive them; and yet curiosity had been enough to lead them to overleap the bounds of prudence and decorum

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56. His marital breast is the repository of secrets which decorum is reluctant to adduce

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57. Dimmesdale longed, at least, to shake hands with the tarry blackguard, and recreate himself with a few improper jests, such as dissolute sailors so abound with, and a volley of good, round, solid, satisfactory, and heaven-defying oaths! It was not so much a better principle as partly his natural good taste, and still more his buckramed habit of clerical decorum, that carried him safely through the latter crisis

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58. We cannot, however, expect a full cup and measure of the sweets of life, without some adulteration of the sour and bitter; and it was my lot and fate to prove an experience of this truth, in a sudden and unaccountable falling off from all moral decorum in a person of my brother’s only son, Richard, a lad that was a promise of great ability in his youth

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59. The gross violation of all the decent decorum of magisterial authority, is not a thing that affects me in my own person; it’s an outrage against the state; the prerogatives of the king’s crown are endamaged; atonement must be made, or punishment must ensue

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60. He was handsome, in a certain way like a young Mishima, hinting at decorum, silent infidelities, and moral devotion

61. carried out my wishes in regard to observing outward decorum, I will take measures to put an end to this state of things

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62. The memory of how he had received her confession of infidelity on their way home from the races (especially that he had insisted only on the observance of external decorum, and had not sent a challenge) tortured him like a remorse

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63. I didn’t see any more decorum or decency in high society than I did “down among the wines and spirits,” as my Dad would call it—when your name was printed just above that of the liquor licensee at the bottom of the bill

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64. Meanwhile the younger generation: Boris, the officer, Anna Mikhaylovna’s son; Nicholas, the undergraduate, the count’s eldest son; Sonya, the count’s fifteen-year-old niece, and little Petya, his youngest boy, had all settled down in the drawing room and were obviously trying to restrain within the bounds of decorum the excitement and mirth that shone in all their

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65. Some ladies, with faces betraying complete forgetfulness of all the rules of decorum, pushed forward to the detriment of their toilets

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66. He stood a little behind the governor and held himself with military decorum through the service, meditating on a great variety of subjects

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67. None of it flung down, no, but deposited gently and with feeling, with decorum, upon the dusty edges of the road, as if a whole city had walked here with hands full, at which time a great bronze trumpet had sounded, the articles had been relinquished to the quiet dust, and one and all, the inhabitants of the earth had fled straight up into the blue heavens

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68. Sir Thomas listened most politely, but found much to offend his ideas of decorum, and confirm his ill-opinion of Mr

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69. Henry Crawford had too much sense not to feel the worth of good principles in a wife, though he was too little accustomed to serious reflection to know them by their proper name; but when he talked of her having such a steadiness and regularity of conduct, such a high notion of honour, and such an observance of decorum as might warrant any man in the fullest dependence on her faith and integrity, he expressed what was inspired by the knowledge of her being well principled and religious

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70. Sir Thomas's parental solicitude and high sense of honour and decorum, Edmund's upright principles, unsuspicious temper, and genuine strength of feeling, made her think it scarcely possible for them to support life and reason under such disgrace; and it appeared to her that, as far as this world alone was concerned, the greatest blessing to every one of kindred with Mrs

71. What will our friends think of us, who may chance to be upon the street and witness our frivolous antics? Pray let us proceed with more decorum

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72. Their conceptions of ornament and decorum were necessarily different from ours; and not only were they evidently much less sensible of changes of temperature than we are, but changes of pressure do not seem to have affected their health at all seriously

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73. A loud and almost universal roar of laughter resounded among the guests, who had till then behaved with decorum

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74. But external decorum was still preserved and Father Païssy, with a stern face, continued firmly and distinctly reading aloud the Gospel, apparently not noticing what was taking place around him, though he had, in fact, observed something unusual long before

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75. Soon they began to lay aside even external decorum and almost seemed to feel they had a sort of right to discard it

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76. Suddenly an extraordinary uproar in the passage in open defiance of decorum burst on his ears

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77. They talked of literature, too, but kept within the bounds of decorum

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78. Tolkatchenko, who was arrested in the neighbourhood ten days after his flight, behaves with incomparably more decorum; he does not shuffle or tell lies, he tells all he knows, does not justify himself, blames himself with all modesty, though he, too, has a weakness for rhetoric; he tells readily what he knows, and when knowledge of the peasantry and the revolutionary elements among them is touched upon, he positively attitudinises and is eager to produce an effect

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79. But in the landlady's room into which, regardless of decorum, our hero ran just as he was, barefoot and in his shirt, he was seized, held tight, and triumphantly carried back behind the screen, which meanwhile was not on fire—it seemed that it was rather Semyon Ivanovitch's head that was on fire—and was put back to bed

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80. There sprung up between the husband and wife the usual misunderstanding, without even the wish to understand each other, and then a silent warfare, hidden from outsiders and tempered by decorum

81. Having talked as much and as meaninglessly as it was necessary to preserve the decorum, Nekhludoff arose and went over to Maslenikoff

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82. The Emperor moved forward evidently wishing to end the conversation, but the flushed and excited Italian, oblivious of decorum, followed him and continued to speak

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83. How often it happens that for years one sees a family cover themselves over with a conventional cloak of decorum, and preserve the real relations of its members a secret from every eye! How often, too, have I remarked that, the more impenetrable (and therefore the more decorous) is the cloak, the harsher are the relations which it conceals! Yet, once let some unexpected question—often a most trivial one (the colour of a woman’s hair, a visit, a man’s horses, and so forth)—arise in that family circle, and without any visible cause there will also arise an ever-growing difference, until in time the cloak of decorum becomes unequal to confining the quarrel within due bounds, and, to the dismay of the disputants and the astonishment of the auditors, the real and ill-adjusted relations of the family are laid bare, and the cloak, now useless for concealment, is bandied from hand to hand among the contending factions until it serves only to remind one of the years during which it successfully deceived one’s perceptions

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