genially
Example Sentences
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Partisanship was in many ways alien to Cowley’s probing and genially learned critical temperament, which Mr. Howard describes as “Emersonian, humanistic, exploratory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
For an institution that is supposed to chunter away genially in the background, it has been quite in-your-face for a while now.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
Gill’s police chief, 5 feet tall, walrus mustache, considered genially effective if utterly corrupt.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling - as Clinton did for George H.W.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
“Harry, Harry, just the man I was hoping to see!” he boomed genially, twiddling the ends of his walrus mustache and puffing out his enormous belly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
