bonhomie
Example Sentences
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All that military bonhomie didn’t produce a well-oiled effort on the field, where hits and base runners stack to create overwhelming wins.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
I prefer transactions with no veneer of bonhomie or friendship, no wine bottle on the kitchen counter with a note: “We hope you enjoy the place as much as we do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
It’s a superlative biodoc fueled by how effortlessly O’Brien radiates the soulful bonhomie we want to imagine courses through all those dedicated to a life in art.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
In his small office along a bustling Agra street, Siraj Qureshi, a local journalist and interfaith organiser, laments the fraying of the old bonhomie between Hindus and Muslims.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
Don kept talking, his voice too larded in bonhomie, her dislike clawing at her throat.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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