equable

Example Sentences

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Michael Gove has described his sacking last week by Boris Johnson, calling the PM “very equable, very polite” during the call.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022

Though he grows somber when he discusses current events, Browne also seems to have softened with age — exuding less of an obstinate attitude than an equable one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2021

It’s here, in the narration, that the novel finds itself — in the equable plainness of its language, a plainness that is nevertheless impressionistic and light-filled.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2020

“Sunshiny skies, clear invigorating air and equable temperatures mark a majority of the days,” the grandiloquent description said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2019

There is something intrinsically good-natured about all symbiotic relations, necessarily, but this one, which is probably the most ancient and most firmly established of all, seems especially equable.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas