companionably

Example Sentences

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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

A few key scenes between Papoo and his friend Sam Akiyama take place at the waterfront, where the two men companionably fish by the pier.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Running Out: You can accept some silences as normal, since they can be, companionably so.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

Morris companionably allowed us to join her on the peregrinations of her consciousness, never expecting that we’d follow her every step of the way, but glad for the company while it lasted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2021

They chattered companionably about the distant past, waiting for the golden griffins to appear in the sky.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin