affability

Example Sentences

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She's one of pop's most poised stars, choosing her words carefully and brushing away personal questions with a practised affability.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

He's a bit like Mike Heck from "The Middle" mixed with a little of Dan Conner's DNA, and wasn’t Dan's affability a main reason “The Conners” could move forward without Roseanne Barr?

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

For all his affability, he holds some dark beliefs.

From Slate • May 6, 2024

Before it all sits an elongated train station, a mix of Victorian grandeur and small-town affability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

“Not if I can help it. This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.—May I, as an old friend and well-wisher? May I?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens