chummy

Example Sentences

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A former economics professor, Jospin cast himself as a clean pair of hands compared to his conservative rival, the corruption-tainted but chummy and charismatic Jacques Chirac.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Even the stray shots at Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in O’Brien’s monologue and short sketches about distracted viewers who don’t want to pay proper attention had the chummy air of being all in good fun.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

Earlier this month, emails released from a tranche of files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed a chummy relationship between Epstein and former treasury secretary and president of Harvard Larry Summers.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

On Thursday Mr. Roberts released a startling video to oppose the alleged “cancellation” of Tucker Carlson and even of Hitler fanboy Nick Fuentes, whom Mr. Carlson had hosted for a chummy podcast interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

“You should cool it with her. Y’know? You’ve been real chummy with her lately. You don’t mean nothin’ by it, but she’s getting the wrong message, know what I mean?

From "The Misfits" by James Howe