gents'

Example Sentences

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It casually addressed them as “Gents” and, in a few ladylike sentences, pushed back publicly for the first time, “we do not feel willing to rest under the imputation of being imposters, we are very willing to undergo a proper and decent examination … We can assure the public that there is no one more anxious than ourselves to discover the origin of these mysterious manifestations.”

From Literature

Of course, local folks noticed all these professor types showing up, so the GC&CS spread the tale that the crowd at Bletchley Park was “Captain Ridley’s shooting party”—just your typical, boring gathering of posh ladies and gents.

From Literature

Her office is below the Speaker's House where she says the "gents' toilets" are "regularly exploding with sewage".

From BBC

“Apologies for the intrusion, ladies and gents. If not for Dr. Veltschmerz blocking my way, I’d have had this scoundrel bagged before he got past the tulips. But don’t worry. I’ll deal with the gloomy doctor later.”

From Literature

“Gents,” Sexton wrote, “I’m going to handle booking our friend back under his true alias.”

From Los Angeles Times