amiable
Example Sentences
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For all his amiable composure, Ding has indulged in some hot-dogging.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
It takes only a moment or two for him to establish each figure’s unique traits, from the amiable to the exasperating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“I can afford to say no to movies I don’t respond to, even if it’s a big paycheck attached,” he says with an amiable shrug.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
The way O’Hara gilds this line’s delivery with a wistful sparkle feels true because we’ve seen her spin such treasure playing all kinds of would-be topliners with an amiable, delicious amount of lunacy.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
If this were true, then wars were not calamities into which amiable innocents were led by evil men.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Vocabulary lists containing amiable
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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