genial
Example Sentences
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Across the board, the staff is genial and preternaturally accommodating.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
As the somewhat predictable plot unfolds, Ms. Brown deftly sketches the main characters: a genial Oxford don, a dog-loving manuscript expert, an elegant Austrian scholar, a pompous Princeton professor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
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
Generally speaking, it’s more angular, more acid, more morbid, more willing to let a protagonist stew in misery, more suspicious of sentiment than our comparatively genial homegrown brand.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
“There she stood,” Stanton wrote, “with her good, earnest face and genial smile...I like her thoroughly.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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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