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sociable

[soh-shuh-buhl] / ˈsoʊ ʃə bəl /


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"A few didn't want us disturbing their work. People who like being up in the mountains in the rain are sometimes not the most sociable of people," she suggested.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Right now, delay going to dinner with friends because I don’t feel terribly sociable.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

Duffy, 42, who works in strategic communications, has previously described herself as a "sociable person that loves finding out things", but someone who is also very competitive.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Behind the apostles, in a beehive of sociable activity, wingless angels busy themselves with rituals—tending to oil lamps, burning cypress branches, playing musical instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He was garrulous and sociable and loved to be at the center of attention, but at the same time he was extraordinarily guarded about his private life.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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