amiable
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Her brother Doug has returned from college with a girlfriend named Mary, an amiable busybody who keeps the wine flowing and gently but insistently guides the conversation to the household’s taboo subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It’s a well-oiled machine, moving at a perfectly amiable pace thanks to Madison and White’s lead performances alongside a host of quippy, Sorkin-style side characters.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
That is no longer the case since Ravi, an amiable but steely 58-year-old Harvard graduate, became secretary of the governing board.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The school’s new superintendent, Michael Borgschulte, an amiable lieutenant general with a Bronze Star and a pearly white set of teeth, steps onto the bandstand.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
She had a mass of faded yellow hair unbecomingly arranged in a large bun, wore glasses, and had a long, mild, amiable face rather like a sheep.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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