endearing

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There have also been endearing moments that have captured the public's attention.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The whole film is endearing, but I found those moments of levity so well- timed and so thoughtful and funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

At its centre is Anand "Annie" Grover, an endearing fifth-year student suspended between idealism and chronic distraction.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Mr. Coppola doesn’t come off as much of a prize, either, but he’s somehow endearing in his shaggy-dog enthusiasm, never throwing away an idea before becoming diverted by the next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Perhaps it was because he did not have that familiar superiority of English people who thought they understood Africans better than Africans understood themselves and, instead, had an endearing uncertainty about him—almost a shyness.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie