affable

Example Sentences

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The officer wrote that the famously affable Garrett was “kind and cooperative,” and that drugs and alcohol were not a factor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

According to the affable 38-year-old, ultra-violent or supernatural stories -- from Netflix's "Stranger Things" to gaming favourite "Resident Evil" -- work as a sort of pressure valve.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

It wasn’t just her sharp comic timing and knack for uniquely memorable character work that made her stand out, but her undeniably affable presence.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Yet Gnassingbé makes no secret of cultivating affable and supportive relations with Burkina Faso and the fellow Sahelian military governments in Niger and Mali – all three of whom walked out of Ecowas last January.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Other than that, he had those same narrow green eyes, that scar on his upper lip, that round face, that affable smile.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini