companionably
Example Sentences
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As he snored companionably, I wondered how I’d handle our next progression, whatever that would be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rather than write companionably about her failures, she describes flying “a novel into the side of a mountain after years of work and multiple drafts” and pulling a story “from the still-smoking wreckage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Instead, you should try standing up, saying how much you enjoyed their visit, and companionably walking them to the door.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
They seem like nice people, Victor the doctor and Martha the maid, chatting away companionably in his comfortable office at the clinic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
There was a gas heater which hissed companionably.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
