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Recent Examples of gent These gents don’t have much day-to-day stuff to do during the Olympics. —
Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026 The potency of the story is in how Felder, now 58, looks back on the totality of his life as an older gent, espousing wisdom that comes with age and self-interrogation. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026 Bovino’s aggressive tactics have drawn intense criticism after federal gents shot and killed two people this month. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026 Nichanian has an incredible knack for knowing exactly what modern gents want and delivers it in the best, most luxurious way. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gent
Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026 The potency of the story is in how Felder, now 58, looks back on the totality of his life as an older gent, espousing wisdom that comes with age and self-interrogation. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026 Bovino’s aggressive tactics have drawn intense criticism after federal gents shot and killed two people this month. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026 Nichanian has an incredible knack for knowing exactly what modern gents want and delivers it in the best, most luxurious way. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gent
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Joshua Jackson has long been one of the cooler gentlemen on television.— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2026
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Head coach Jamahl Mosley has made some notable stylistic changes since Orlando’s five-game loss to Boston last spring, but his team still plays with the same physicality that battered the Celtics during that gentlemen’s sweep.— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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The victim was an Asian biological male who was found wearing women’s clothing, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in 2024.— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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The pandas — a male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang — were both born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China.— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Any new head of operations should be able to pick his own coach instead of being forced to live with the owner’s guy.— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home.— Peter White, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
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Then, security dude turned on his cell phone’s flashlight and shined it at Jackson’s camera.— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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What if the dude wasn't robbing someone but wanted to kill people, wanted to shoot the school up, or something?— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Gent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/gent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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