Examples of decorum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead of loading up this bar’s counter with glasses, shakers, and tequila bottles, a woven tray, pampas grass, and colorful vessels bring some design-minded decorum to this nook. Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2024 The clear breach of House decorum reflects the deep and painful divisions in Congress over the prime minister’s leadership. Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 24 July 2024 In a break with verisimilitude, to say nothing of decorum, Beckett storms the stage, grabs the check and starts noisily climbing the side wall to escape public scrutiny. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 The motion says that judges are allowed to maintain decorum in their courtrooms with charges of contempt of court, but no such charges have been initiated for Almodovar. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for decorum 

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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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