Examples of 'were civil' in a sentence

Meaning of "were civil"

were civil: Describes a situation where individuals involved in a conflict or disagreement maintained a respectful, polite, and peaceful demeanor towards each other, despite differing opinions or viewpoints

How to use "were civil" in a sentence

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We were civil servants and we had five kids.
Both of her parents were civil rights activists.
We were civil with each other.
Its first patients were civil war soldiers.
There were civil wars and wars of independence.
Previously a significant number were civil war orphans.
There were civil and racial unrest.
The ceremonies at his funeral were civil only.
Principal methods were civil disobedience and nonviolence.
I do hope his last words to his father were civil.
Just below them were civil servants.
They were civil rights activists.
Her mother and father were civil servants.
Added to that were civil pressures in the general population.
We proudly claim our actions were civil resistance.

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The two were civil with each other.
Before that all principal officials were civil servants.
At least we were civil when we met.
He also asked whether any nonSaudi nationals were civil servants.
There were civil rights protests.
But soon there were civil wars.
Here were civil servants with a free license to humiliate.
Those officers were civil servants.
Two were civil and friendly towards each other.
The majority of experts interviewed were civil servants or technical experts.
In some of the lower courts almost all cases were civil.
The violations were civil infractions.
Civil partners or two people cohabiting as if they were civil partner.
Those attending this seminar were civil servants from different ministries.
The greatest means of divulging information about the ombudsman were civil servants.
We were civil servants.
None could be terminated because they were civil service employees.
They were civil disturbances.
All my marriages were civil.
These were civil matters.
Fortunately things were civil.
Among those listed were civil society activists and relatives of exiled activists.
Counsel for the complainant suggested that the components of the project were civil.
Most of the employees were civil servants and thus could not be fired.
However, no members of the Commission were civil servants.
There were civil authorities and religious authorities in a sort of bicameral legislative and executive body.
In neighboring countries there were civil wars by the borders with the republic.
They were civil servants appointed by the Emperor to handle daily governance.
For Fénelon all wars were civil wars.
Teachers were civil servants and enjoyed the same status and rights as other civil servants.
Among the original areas of specialization were Civil War history and European history.
Academics were civil servants in Germany then and now.
Though they annulled, they were civil with each other.
There were civil wars after the death of Muhammad.
There was this unpopular war. There were civil rights protests.

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