endearing

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Grace dubs his new friend “Rocky,” and their trans-galactically nutty friendship is one of the most endearing relationships between man and thing since Tom Hanks met Wilson the volleyball in “Cast Away.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

There have also been endearing moments that have captured the public's attention.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“I never thought about being an actress. I only thought about sewing,” she says with an endearing smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Ed Crane had an endearing cranky streak, and up to his final days he’d send us email missives with an article attached, reminding us not to forget the virtues of liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

She pushed her knees out straight before her and let the folds of her white muslin dress and the familiar, endearing, pucker of skin about her knees fill her view.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan