genial

Example Sentences

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When the genial 77-year-old Albany Law School graduate walked into his courtroom in lower Manhattan last week, he was presiding over a single refund case—involving a filtration company—that no one was watching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

How did the genial celebrity psychologist’s media network crash?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

The Sweet Southern Stammer was David Lewis, a genial Republican House member from rural North Carolina with a speech impediment and an uncommon mastery of election law.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Harry Strickland had always been a genial man, better at hammering out contracts than at hammering on foes.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin