companionably
Example Sentences
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Warren said she and Trump had a phone conversation in which they seemed to have talked companionably about the issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
Rather than write companionably about her failures, she describes flying “a novel into the side of a mountain after years of work and multiple drafts” and pulling a story “from the still-smoking wreckage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Instead, you should try standing up, saying how much you enjoyed their visit, and companionably walking them to the door.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
In Svalbard, he regards the jagged coastline — one wreck companionably observing another.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
They sat in silence for a while, companionably, as the stars slowly wheeled in the sky.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
