affably

Example Sentences

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Kirk was also known for going to college campuses and speaking to students: entering the lion’s den and affably challenging audiences to “change my mind.”

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

"Fifteen women. Forty people in all," the officer concluded, and then, affably enough, he offered a parting, "good luck".

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

On Friday, he spent a few minutes shaking hands with attendees after his speech, at one point affably helping a woman navigate the camera on her phone for a selfie.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

In literature, 44 listed an eclectic mix of 17 books, “deliberately omitting” “A Promised Land” — though he affably described it as “a pretty good book” in a tweet.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2020

He calls me back again and affably gives me to understand that for once he is pleased to put mercy before justice.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque