Affable Sentence Examples

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  • Her grandfather has always been the most affable man around.

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  • The affable manager helped to ease the frustrations of the disappointed customer.

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  • Griffin shook her hand and gave her an affable smile.

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  • The interviewer greeted her in the most affable manner and put her at ease.

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  • Friendly and affable, Karen was the most liked person in the office.

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  • He was affable to the point of familiarity, quick-witted like a true Gascon, good-hearted, indulgent, yet skilled in reading the character of those around him, and he could at times show himself severe and unyielding.

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  • He was an affable boy with a crooked smile and dusting of freckles across his nose.

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  • Even in the midst of a rough week, Brianna never lost her affable personality.

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  • On succeeding to the throne in September 1824 the dignity of his address and his affable condescension won him a passing popularity.

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  • They are so open, and so affable, really.

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  • An affable man, he was one of the nicest political candidates the state had seen in some time.

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  • I always found him a very affable, approachable fella.

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  • In his Conversation he was affable (being not puffed by his Learning) and always communicative of anything he was Master of.

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  • In social intercourse the Egyptians observe many forms of salu tation and much etiquette; they are very affable, and readily enter into conversation with strangers.

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  • Another great Sagittarius trait is their easy smile and affable nature.

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  • His strongest weapons were the fine presence, the affable manners (even with citizens), and the love of pleasure and entertainments which secured his personal popularity.

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  • There was certainly nothing I felt was in the least inflammatory - all was in a quite affable tone!

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  • He was affable and easy of approach to all his subjects, with a pleasant address; nor does he seem to have been, like his wife, either cruel or revengeful.

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  • The governor was a brisk little man, very simple and affable.

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  • A further low point was seeing the reliable and normally affable Herbie Williams sent off after exchanging punches with a Lincoln player.

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  • They all manage the same kind of affable doofus routine, but he lacks their surfer bon homie and the good looks.

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  • Although usually affable, Alyssa was unapologetically persistent in her unpopular opinion.

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  • Mel Gibson soared to the A-list as an affable cinematic heavyweight with starring roles in Mad Max and Lethal Weapon, as well as directing and producing credits for Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ.

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  • Page always looks on the bright side of life and audiences quickly relate to his genuinely affable nature with some serious cheekiness thrown in.

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  • He was always affable, with a good Cockney humor; everyone liked him.

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  • Eventually an affable young vocalist called Cass Fox appeared in the spotlight, complete with a bare midriff and impossibly low-slung hipsters.

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  • In social intercourse the Egyptians observe many forms of salutation and much etiquette; they are very affable, and readily enter into conversation with strangers.

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  • The native disposition of the Tosks has been modified by intercourse with the Greeks and Vlachs; while the Gheg devotes his attention exclusively to fighting, robbery and pastoral pursuits, the Tosk occasionally occupies himself with commercial, industrial or agricultural employments; the Gheg is stern, morose and haughty, the Tosk lively, talkative and affable.

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  • He was grave and gay, affable and dignified, cruel and gentle, mean and generous, eager for fame yet not vain, impulsive and cautious, secretive and open.

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  • The Afghans, inured to bloodshed from childhood, are familiar with death, and audacious in attack, but easily discouraged by failure; excessively turbulent and unsubmissive to law or discipline; apparently frank and affable in manner, especially when they hope to gain some object, but capable of the grossest brutality when that hope ceases.

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