bonhomie
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At a dinner on Fifth Avenue where Churchill was the guest of honor, Mitchell, trying to maintain his usual bonhomie, stood up and offered a toast: “To my fellow former millionaires.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
But such information would only have puzzled Trump and complicated the shamrock bonhomie, and Vance — a Roman Catholic convert, after all — beamed in silence from the sofa.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2025
With its forced bonhomie, the show is neither informative nor engaging.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
Analysts say it will be interesting to see if the bonhomie between the two men will help overcome concerns about trade and immigration.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
Phillips floated along contentedly in Louie’s chatty bonhomie; Louie liked Phillips’s quiet steadiness, and thought him the kindest person he’d ever met.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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