amicability

Example Sentences

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“We have to rise above partisanship in our personal relationships. We have to treat each with respect and dignity and a sense of amicability that the rest of the world doesn’t always share,” Sotomayor said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2018

“We have to treat each other with respect and dignity and with a sense of amicability that the rest of the world doesn’t often share.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2018

At the time, I assumed the extreme amicability of our divorce made us lucky.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2018

He said he was surprised by it, but otherwise opted for amicability.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2018

This word comes from the Latin "amicus" friend and is the same in origin as "amicability."

From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath