lovable
Example Sentences
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Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
For all of the film’s expository merit, for all of the care and efficiency Hughes exhibited in creating such wonderful and instantly lovable women, “Pretty in Pink” flubs the landing.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Representing Gomez’s children, they evoke something closer to a parent’s reality: lovable kids, grungy and soiled.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Writing on Instagram, Swift described Norton as an "insanely charismatic and lovable host", adding that she felt "ridiculously lucky" to have been paired with the other guests that night.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
“Don’t worry about it, Fm pretending to be a lovable stray.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.