suave
Example Sentences
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There is something especially suave about an ace skier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
In Japan, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had the option of choosing a suave political moderate in Shinjiro Koizumi to lead it into the next election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
Of the singing actors that come from musical theater, Amando Castro is a fiery Anita; P. Tucker Worley, buoyant Riff; Yurel Echezarreta, a suave Bernardo.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025
Art Deco has never really gone out of style: Even after a century, the zigzag meanders, suave ladies and elegant lines associated with it still define sophistication.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
He was a spry, suave and very precise general who knew the circumference of the equator and always wrote “enhanced” when he meant “increased.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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