endearing

Example Sentences

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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

There have also been endearing moments that have captured the public's attention.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

It makes for a wily and endearing tale, and in Adrian Nathan West’s excellent translation, the writing is remarkably untroubled by the stylistic sclerosis that can afflict writers with Vargas Llosa’s prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It was awful to watch but somehow endearing.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer