find congenial

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Last week the district held its third recall election in three years to decide which faction had the majority to hire a superintendent it would find congenial.

From Time Magazine Archive

He would be sure to find congenial society in the neighbourhood of Hanwell, and by selecting this spot as his destination, the expense of a return ticket would be saved.

From Mr. Punch On Tour by Various

But more than that; in Samuel’s company he would find congenial fellowship, and from Samuel’s mature wisdom and devotion to God’s law learn much that would be useful in after life.

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden

I am not appreciated, not understood; and I shall never be, till I can get to London,—till I can find congenial spirits, and take my rightful place in the great parliament of mind.

From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Kingsley, Charles

Subsequently Alberoni was appointed to a more northern country, where he may find congenial society; for, in a despotism tempered only by assassination, the knees of all become pliant before power.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard