equable

Example Sentences

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He was simply bowled over by the beauty and the energy of the place, the broad-mindedness, the equable weather, the dramatic geography.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Michael Gove has described his sacking last week by Boris Johnson, calling the PM “very equable, very polite” during the call.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022

Our reviewer, Samantha Harvey, praised “the equable plainness of its language, a plainness that is nevertheless impressionistic and light-filled.”

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021

The chief justice declared of Austen: “Her flights are not lofty, she does not soar on eagles’ wings, but she is pleasing, interesting, equable, and yet amusing.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2020

“No, I just help out in the evenings,” Malcolm said in his most equable tone.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman