Holberg voices the urbanehumanistic spirit that characterized the eighteenth century at its best.
He did this in a beautifully urbane fashion, that showed he had quite as much respect for himself as for his employers.
I didn't refer to the age of the toys," said the urbane shopkeeper, with the ghost of a smile in his eye.
The urbane Chinese official, who voices the sentiments of Mr. Lowes Dickinson, attributes Europe's solicitous interference in China to the fact that the Western World cannot live alone.
Britannia was not capable of expounding the noble science as it was understood by the polished and urbane Rovers of Blackhampton.
MILNE This is the sort of urbane pleasantry in which British essayists are prolific and graceful.
Its point of view is deftly sharpened, its manner is urbane and charming, without posture or allegorical pseudo-romantics.
The marquis lifted his eyebrows; but he was apparently determined to be even more urbane than usual.
He felt, most accurately, that she was not a grain less urbane than she would have been if his marriage were still in prospect; but he felt also that she was not a particle more urbane.
Ledoux had evidently a high sense of the becoming, and was prepared to be urbane and tasteful on all points.
His manners with women were his manners with men, those of urbane indifference to sex.
Nobody at the Foreign Office believed that he corresponded with any intransigent; he used to go there often and exchange urbane gossip with under-secretaries.
It was not soothing to think of all this being lavished on a shabby young man who was not always urbane in demeanor and who stubbornly objected to being propitiated by politeness.
Before I took leave of the urbane little painter, in fact while I stood in the act of handshaking, I saw her white face at an upper window, looming behind rigid bars.
Thornton at length reached the Waldesruhe, where he was greeted by the urbane Luigi with all the evidence of distinguished consideration which made the suave Italian so popular with his many patrons.
He was an urbane man, one who had presumably lived all his life in prim and decorous cities but, since he will preside over this story of mine, we shall learn more about him as we go along.
Outside he rapped smartly on the door, which was cautiously opened sufficiently wide to allow the urbane countenance of the Beau to peer round the corner.
Beau Ripple after leading the toast with three very urbane Huzzas resumed his seat, and Sir Jeremy Dummer doddered up to make his reply.
Up at the Pump Room Mr. Ripple missed many a well-known face that Sunday, and his urbane countenance lost some of its smoothness as the minutes rolled by without the arrival of a single person on foot.
Now was his opportunity to probe Mr. Vernon, or rather to lead him gradually into the urbane presence of Mr. Ripple who would certainly probe him deep enough.
At eleven o'clock of Monday forenoon the deputation waited upon the Beau and was ushered over the Turkey carpet into his urbane presence.
However, glad enough to conclude the agreement upon any terms at all, my young blade of Bury expressed his satisfaction; and full of admiration at so urbane and gentlemanly a sea-captain, he came forward to receive my congratulations.
He did not wait a great while, but spoke first himself; and in a gruff voice, very unlike his urbane accents when accosting the wine and cigar party, demanded my ticket.
The urbane blue eyes under the straw-yellow brows were not unseeing, nor were they lacking in a just power of estimate.
The suggestion was the first contribution to the conversation that had come from Kinnard Towers, and it was proffered in a voice almost urbane of tone.
Between the vulgar calls of this kind of magistracy and the perusal of the urbane Horace there must have been a quota of contradiction, which the bottle, perhaps, was required to render quite palatable.
Gower, the urbane and able physician of the Middlesex Hospital, was another frequent visitor, as also that great eater and worker, Dr.
He was a man of stern and determined purpose, but urbane and conciliatory when necessary, and held a greater controlling influence over the Indians than any other individual since the settlement of the province.
He was much respected as well for his prudence and urbane manners, as for his decision and diplomatic talent.
Sitting at the captain's right hand was a somewhat sour and unattractive elderly woman, who was talking to that smiling and urbane official.
Unto King Robert, saying that Pope Urbane By letter summoned them forthwith to come On Holy Thursday to his city of Rome.
Horace soon learned to drop the bitterness which appears in his earlier satires, and to make them the vehicle for his gentle wisdom and urbane humour.
Arthur entered on his duties as deputy-host to the urbane and smiling guest.
Oliver, still looking at Arthur with that cool, self-confident, urbane smile.
Very good, sir," said the urbane Fisher, "will you change before you go out?
He will be back very shortly, sir," said the urbane Fisher.
In an instant every sign of annoyance disappeared from his features; he rose quietly from his seat, and with easy dignity and an urbane countenance, confronted Fatello, who stood gloomy and lowering before the fire.
She received theurbane stranger with a timidity amounting almost to trepidation.
All comers were received with a hearty handshake and were entertained with urbane speeches.
Bow followed bow, urbane word echoed word, awkwardly protracting the salutatory ceremony until Burr felt like a Chinese mandarin at a court reception.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "urbane" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
