affability
Example Sentences
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I don’t know Justice Thomas, but all who do attest to the man’s cheerfulness and affability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
"There is an affability about him, but he's also not afraid of stirring the pot. He's very authentic and has a big personality without necessarily dominating the space."
From BBC • May 14, 2025
He's a bit like Mike Heck from "The Middle" mixed with a little of Dan Conner's DNA, and wasn’t Dan's affability a main reason “The Conners” could move forward without Roseanne Barr?
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024
Those relationships, and Bylsma’s apparent affability, might have factored into the search.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
“Not if I can help it. This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.—May I, as an old friend and well-wisher? May I?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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