endearing
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Anthony Ippolito has the moves down pat in “I Play Rocky,” Peter Farrelly’s endearing crowd-pleaser, an underdog story about making the underdog movie that went on to win the Oscar for best picture in 1977.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The defendant said he had got the impression the Youngs "seemed endearing, like it was genuine".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Viewers found this endearing, speculating that the robot was “bashful” or suffering from social anxiety.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
That last one, rendered as a cute and huggable mascot from beyond, is a surreal manifestation of a departed husband in the lightly endearing “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Juliet scowled—something else that the local louts found very endearing.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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