fair-spoken
Example Sentences
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For 70 of these 90 years, he has been 'a scholar and a ripe and good one; exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading.'
From Time Magazine Archive
‘I am Mr. Brandybuck. Is that enough for you? The Bree-folk used to be fair-spoken to travellers, or so I had heard.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
In this fair-spoken message we unhappily find no suggestion that Austria would stop its mobilization, or its military operations against Servia.
From The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)
"He's a fair-spoken man, Edmonson; I kind of think he'll square it up, after all," he said hopefully.
From The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories by Graham, Margaret Collier
Now, this fair-spoken dame, who dotes on the occult and exotic, delights in the aroma of Khalid’s cigarettes and Khalid’s fancy.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
