friendliness

Example Sentences

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Though their characters blow hot and cold, her scenes with Johnson in which their latent friendliness comes through are a pleasure to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Disregarding spelling and grammar in a written conversation can be a power move or a sign of friendliness, or perhaps both at the same time, said Deborah Tannen, a linguistics professor at Georgetown University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

She added that friendliness and trustworthiness were linked, so there could be a method behind the mask.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

She selects for strong coloration, friendliness, and slower growth, “because people love them small,” she explained.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

He loved that she was talking to him, loved her familiar friendliness.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie