affability

Example Sentences

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Gary was a lawyer whose affability never offended off the court, but on the court I found him pushy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

And Johnson, who devotes “two to four hours a week” to his project, has just the right mix of passion and affability to nudge labels in the right direction.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 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

“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