noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Etiquette is especially important on occasions such as weddings and funerals.
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It was considered a breach of etiquette to refuse an invitation.
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Professional etiquette dictates that judges should not express their opinions about a case in public.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After dinner the etiquette was very stiff, and we stood for two hours.
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Ever a stickler for protocol, he and his wife took umbrage at the democratic etiquette of President Thomas Jefferson's administration.
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She spoke effusively, implying more enthusiasm than etiquette required.
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The instructor, who is always addressed as the sensei, instils principles of etiquette into every student.
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The royal family could be relied upon as paragons of etiquette .
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They will in this respect resemble our own rules of etiquette .
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When it comes to racing etiquette and forthright language, Mario has few equals.