cordiality
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The spat caused unease in a country with a tradition of political cordiality, even between ideological foes.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The new cordiality was on display on Wednesday when Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Jeffries were spotted exiting the speaker’s office while engaged in a friendly and businesslike discussion.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
She thinks many World Cup fans that summer, including her, were struck by the overflowing cordiality, both of the organizers and the nation’s inhabitants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
After the meeting, Chinese and U.S. officials highlighted the cordiality of proceedings in a sign it could help open the door to more communication between the two militaries.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022
“But of course!” he cried, making up for his first hesitations with an excess of noisy cordiality.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Silicon Valley is generally considered to have a laid back Californian culture, but behind all of the polite cordialities, there rests a necessary cutthroat attitude.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2015
After brief cordialities, Tenet got down to business.
From Time Magazine Archive
You only accept cordialities from people you esteem….
From Australian Writers by Desmond Byrne
To what end the house, if not for conversation, kindly manners, the entertainment of friendships, the cordialities that render the house large, and the ready receptacle of hosts and guests?
From Tablets by Amos Bronson Alcott
Field had been civil, respectful, but utterly uncommunicative in his replies to the captain's repeated cordialities.
From A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier by Edwin Willard Deming
Vocabulary lists containing cordiality
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