cordial
Example Sentences
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The cordial conversation Monday lasted about eight minutes, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told journalists Wednesday during her regular morning news conference.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
"Kenya and Russia have had long relations since independence, literally. So this, in my view, becomes a very unfortunate episode of otherwise very positive and cordial relations between our two countries," he added.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
As played by the terrific Mr. Lutken, he is cordial but laconic, and possessed of a cool, dry humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Blanchet noted there has been no progress towards easing Trump's sectoral tariffs battering key parts of Canada's economy and asked Carney if negotiations with the United States are "normal and cordial."
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
He was a cordial man of great dignity.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing cordial
Grade 9, List 2
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