geniality

Example Sentences

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Mostly they are dignified snapshots of him shaking hands with dignitaries and voters, offering up that big, gleaming expression of geniality that was his signature, walking across a tarmac or delivering a speech.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023

Indeed, Samarco’s humor and geniality are what inspired filmmaker Marcus Mizelle to turn his camera on the third-generation restaurateur.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2022

With his pug nose, jutting jaw and penchant for slang--colleagues were "chaps" and a bad theory was a "bust flush"--he exuded a kind of blue-collar integrity and geniality.

From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2020

Competitors were sometimes thrown off by the unflappable geniality, since he was a shrewd competitor, adept at luring clients and pleasing them.

From New York Times • May 18, 2019

Joe sensed a mild geniality in her and it made him feel good.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck