out of politeness

phrase

: in order to be polite : in order to show good manners

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Sighing deeply with exasperation, Baumgartner ponders whether to pop Ed in the snout or to play along out of politeness. — Paul Auster, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 And was about to turn and go—but couldn’t, out of politeness, not nod to the group in parting. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 14 Oct. 2021 With my aunt ordering cheesecake for dessert and taking only a bite and leaving me with the burden of trying to eat the rest out of politeness? — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021

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“Out of politeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20politeness. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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