endearing

Example Sentences

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Still, with his chest-hugging T-shirt and rugged handsomeness, Mr. Bernthal recalls John Travolta in his early prime rather than the sweaty, disheveled but endearing desperado memorably created by Mr. Pacino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The pop megastar’s new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” is an endearing full-body immersion into club music.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

There have also been endearing moments that have captured the public's attention.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

It makes for a wily and endearing tale, and in Adrian Nathan West’s excellent translation, the writing is remarkably untroubled by the stylistic sclerosis that can afflict writers with Vargas Llosa’s prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Her endearing lisp tore into me like a dull saw.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter