congenial

Example Sentences

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Earth is a remarkably congenial rock for human beings and other life forms.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

He’d been a more than congenial host, showing this writer around the cavernous space where a group of what looked like teenagers with laptops were composing the landscapes of the film’s fictional world Pandora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Sir John said the world was changing and "may not be reshaping in a way that is congenial to the West".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

“Linda is this well-spoken, congenial, bright, well-dressed woman executive, but she helped run a testosterone-fueled business that was seen as very sleazy for a long time,” pro-wrestling expert Dave Letzer told The Washington Post.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024

Howard has scheduled me to have Friday off one week, Tuesday and Wednesday the next, and I would have to do some serious sucking up to arrive at a more stable and congenial schedule.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich