| 1. | The humanities and amenities of life had no attraction for him--its peaceful enjoyments no charm. - from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
| 2. | By this time all the amenities and gentlenesses of the Southland had fallen away from the three people. - from The Call of the Wild by Jack London |
| 3. | Without remarking that man-traps were not among the amenities of life, I said I supposed he was very skilfu. - from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| 4. | Aunt Missouri never returned to the parlor--evidently thinking that the girls would attend to the final amenities with their callers. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |