endearing
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Still, with his chest-hugging T-shirt and rugged handsomeness, Mr. Bernthal recalls John Travolta in his early prime rather than the sweaty, disheveled but endearing desperado memorably created by Mr. Pacino.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The pop megastar’s new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” is an endearing full-body immersion into club music.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The Sun's Felicity Cross gave it five stars, saying that despite being "awkward", it was "endearing, and full of fun banter".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
For abiding calm and a belief in the future, there are drop-ins with veteran teacher Titti — the movie’s most endearing figure — who runs an after-school tutoring center for local schoolchildren.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Jean wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and left another endearing streak of dirt.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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