conversable

Example Sentences

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“And, in return for your acknowledging so much, I will do you the justice to say, that you would have chosen for him better than he has chosen for himself.—Harriet Smith has some first-rate qualities, which Mrs. Elton is totally without. An unpretending, single-minded, artless girl—infinitely to be preferred by any man of sense and taste to such a woman as Mrs. Elton. I found Harriet more conversable than I expected.”

From Literature

“You will excuse my being so much over-powered. If I find him conversable, I shall be glad of his acquaintance; but if he is only a chattering coxcomb, he will not occupy much of my time or thoughts.”

From Literature

In a recent post on his blog, Conversable Economist, Timothy Taylor made a similar point.

From Washington Post

In an op-ed published during the Gaza war of 2014, Grossman asked Netanyahu’s government: “How could you have wasted the years since the last conflict without even making the slightest gesture toward dialogue … Why, for these past few years, has Israel avoided judicious negotiations with the moderate and more conversable sectors of the Palestinian people?”

From The Guardian

Timothy Taylor, managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives who blogs as “The Conversable Economist,” said the One Belt, One Road program has been a “spectacular success” as a branding exercise, but that “on the ground, matters are less clear.”

From Washington Times