affably
Example Sentences
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Kirk was also known for going to college campuses and speaking to students: entering the lion’s den and affably challenging audiences to “change my mind.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
"Fifteen women. Forty people in all," the officer concluded, and then, affably enough, he offered a parting, "good luck".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
“It feels good to have another opportunity,” she told me affably, “to hold the press accountable.”
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
The author tagged along in the van, watching as O'Donnell and his team patiently and affably used the skills of social workers to persuade unhoused people to come in for medical treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
“I was telling the boy that according to Plato, man is delined,” he said, smiling affably and gesturing to the cart, “as a featherless biped with broad nails, receptive of political philosophy.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
