How to Use manner in a Sentence

manner

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  • He forgot his manners and reached across the table for the salt.
  • I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.
  • She has a very forceful manner of speaking.
  • Someone should teach you some manners!
  • Some people have no manners.
  • He painted this picture in his early manner.
  • The cause and manner of death are not yet known at this time.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But worse than the overall record has been the manner of the results.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The first pass of the stud finder was done in a slow and controlled manner.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Feed each length of rod into the vent and connect the next piece of rod in the same manner.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Fries has been thrown into the lineup in the same manner as Raimann.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The group sued the EPA years ago to force them to update these rules in a more timely manner.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Good manners would require not blocking the aisle in the first place.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The Grand Rapids outbreak is believed to have been caused in this manner.
    — Staff Report, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The cause and manner of deaths remain pending for all three.
    — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The exact cause and manner of their deaths are pending.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The coroner's office has not yet ruled on that man's cause and manner of death.
    — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Tyre Nichols died from blunt force trauma and the manner of death was homicide.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • Although the Skip Hop attaches in the same pull-on manner as the 7AM, the cover rolls to one side to open.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Perhaps just as sweet is the manner in which Tomlinson claimed the crown.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The courts strictly enforce this very high standard when the Trustee acts in a manner that places the Trustee in conflict with the Trust.
    — Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Not many people can readily say the same in quite the same overt manner.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • An autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death of the two divers.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • And, as realistic as the manner of speech is, there are some AI tells.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Encourage your daughter to eat in a healthy manner and tend to her body.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The bill says teens should get breaks in the same manner of other employees — which can mean no breaks.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • An autopsy report showed Nichols died from blows to the head and that the manner of death was homicide.
    — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • How did Eazy’s death inspire hip-hop to get more involved in that manner?
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The cause and manner of her death have not yet been released by the Clark County Coroner's office.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Compelling subject matter only goes so far when presented in such a bland, familiar manner.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025

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