genial
Example Sentences
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In more ways than one: Cook got the top job at 50, the same age as Ternus, and both have a genial approach to management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
When the genial 77-year-old Albany Law School graduate walked into his courtroom in lower Manhattan last week, he was presiding over a single refund case—involving a filtration company—that no one was watching.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
In “Rooster,” a genial comedy premiering Sunday on HBO, Steve Carell, comfortable as an uncomfortable person, plays Greg Russo, the author of a best-selling series of books whose hero is named Rooster.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
His innocent smiles and genial facial expressions won over millions of viewers.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing genial
Fast Food Nation
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Grade 10, List 6
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton
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