fair-spoken

Example Sentences

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For 70 of these 90 years, he has been 'a scholar and a ripe and good one; exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading.'

From Time Magazine Archive

‘I am Mr. Brandybuck. Is that enough for you? The Bree-folk used to be fair-spoken to travellers, or so I had heard.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Now, this fair-spoken dame, who dotes on the occult and exotic, delights in the aroma of Khalid’s cigarettes and Khalid’s fancy.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

He was a fair-spoken youth, obviously of some education.

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman

“And he’s a fine, fair-spoken young fellow; but Sir Mooray hates him like poison, and it can never be.”

From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville