How to Use amiable in a Sentence
amiable
adjective
- She had an amiable conversation with her friend.
- Everyone knew him as an amiable fellow.
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The drink is a bright and amiable counterpoint to the dish.
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Carol Deptolla,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2018
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The amiable staff knows their stuff and will get you to your apex order.
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Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com,
al,
25 July 2023
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But the movie still has amiable style and energy to spare.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 Nov. 2019
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Many of these encounters between the haves and have-nots are brief and amiable.
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New York Times,
15 Oct. 2021
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And the pirates aren't amiable comic-opera scoundrels with a sense of fun and duty.
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Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion,
Star Tribune,
14 May 2021
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But that is not the only reason the bouncy, amiable breed is the study's focus.
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Author: Karin Brulliard,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Dec. 2017
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This is not a time for amiable people who get along with everyone.
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Kate Aronoff,
The New Republic,
15 Sep. 2020
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On top of that, Democrats tend to prefer amiable politicians.
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Osita Nwanevu,
The New Republic,
13 Sep. 2019
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More on that later, but first a few words about the amiable, long-haired Smith.
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Tom Groeschen,
Cincinnati.com,
25 Aug. 2017
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Such arguments will be fair on the merits while missing the point of the record, which is to bask in the amiable breeziness of this world.
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Alex Swhear,
Variety,
26 May 2022
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Johnson is his usual amiable self, but the best thing about the movie is Campbell.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
azcentral,
12 July 2018
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Greene said, introducing Mariya to one of the two amiable shop hounds.
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al,
27 Mar. 2020
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While there are some angry cops out there, most are good-natured and amiable.
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WSJ,
13 May 2021
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But the amiable, bow-tie-wearing Ralph Roberts took a chance.
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Meg James,
latimes.com,
10 June 2018
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The Honda's road manners are in line with the amiable-but-boring norm of the segment.
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Beth Nichols,
Car and Driver,
26 Feb. 2021
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The irony, of course, is how amiable this week’s sole new work is, even next to three of the most popular in the repertoire.
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Peter Dobrin,
Philly.com,
27 Oct. 2017
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And then the amiable Joe Biden will look like the isolated Joe Biden.
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ABC News,
2 May 2021
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The lunch with Giroux has been amiable enough, but his message about the journal and its prospects is confusing.
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Benjamin Anastas,
The New Yorker,
1 Nov. 2021
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In brief, amiable messages, the two thinkers discussed whatever fresh projects were on their minds.
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Ryan P. Smith,
Smithsonian,
15 Mar. 2018
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Some of these events were described as amiable, and others violent.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
20 Oct. 2021
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Though Wizards of the Coast is usually amiable to catering to its fan base.
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Curtis Silver,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2022
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Aslan is an amiable, shaggy-haired scholar with a scraggly beard and mustache.
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Joshua Hammer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Feb. 2022
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A day earlier, the Braves’ brightest star wasn’t as amiable.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2022
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And the amiable, hard-working manager is always deep in the trenches alongside his staff.
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Brad A. Johnson,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2017
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In Fisch’s hands, the brief Allegretto was as amiable as can be.
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cleveland.com,
12 Aug. 2019
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These questions of identity are the novel’s strongest suit, as the romance is just all too amiable.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Oct. 2020
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Keeping the relationship amiable will still be a struggle.
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Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
26 Aug. 2022
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For Kale, the ideal job is one that pays well, is closer home, and is at an amiable household that treats her well.
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Sanaya Chandar,
Quartz India,
10 Nov. 2019
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