genial
Example Sentences
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The book’s final chapters, informed by social-science research, offer genial guidance on understanding mistakes and preventing them in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
RFK Jr.’s more genial video version shows him sipping a glass of milk and being dreamily transported to a lively dance floor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
One socializes with friends: Forty years in Charlottesville has brought me many smart and genial ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The break he needed came from a genial old former jockey named Asa C. “Acey” Smith, a traveling WgyP ” or gypsy, trainer.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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