affability

Example Sentences

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Richter, though, is widely beloved or at least enjoyed, whether that’s due to his consistent improvement or his association with late-night at a time when that genre is politically imperiled, or his “gosh golly” affability.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

She's one of pop's most poised stars, choosing her words carefully and brushing away personal questions with a practised affability.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

For all his affability, he holds some dark beliefs.

From Slate • May 6, 2024

Before it all sits an elongated train station, a mix of Victorian grandeur and small-town affability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Both his affability and his harshness compelled others as they did me; and he hath been admitted into a great variety of circles of friendship and amity that remain generally closed.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson