How to Use affable in a Sentence

affable

adjective

• The service is affable and the food flies out of the kitchen.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
• The bad guys in the movie are also some of the most likable and affable guys.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
• Jim Broadbent adds a bit of life and joy as an affable bus driver.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
• Kawai is an affable man in his fifties who used to work in advertising.
  — Ann Tashi Slater, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• The affable slugger is one of the best hitters in the country.
  — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 10 June 2022
• On the air, his demeanor veers from folksy and affable to Alex Jones–lite.
  — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
• Like Mason, Reign is affable to many around him, but that’s about it.
  — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 28 Mar. 2018
• Yang is loquacious, tall, affable, and very smart.
  — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
• Avila is a jovial sort who can go from affable to aggressive as soon as the latch on la jaula’s door is closed.
  — Mark Billingsley, sacbee, 9 May 2018
• Fins is an affable 61-year-old with an easy smile and a calm, teacherly aspect.
  — Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2020
• Kebort, affable and earnest, with thinning hair, was thirty-one at the time.
  — Kashmir Hill, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2019
• The affable Catchings just smiles and laughs off the pleasantries.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020
• As a man, Russell wouldn’t have made anyone’s all-affable team.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 July 2022
• There is no question that the affable Skinner has been a big hit in the locker room.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
• The broadcaster obliged, was affable and didn't skulk through the gauntlet.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
• Save the off timing at lunch, service at Mai Thai was affable and able.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Lamont, in his affable way, has faced down those forces from within his own party.
  — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
• Fallon, for his part, plays his usual role of affable if vacuous host.
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
• Rose and her affable uncle (Rudd) embark on a mission to find her.
  — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 June 2026
• Then Timothy, affable at first, turns on him.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
• At the center of it all, Mehren, now in his 80s, is ardent and affable.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2022
• Now eighty-four years old, Clance has a slight, birdlike frame and is nimble-minded and affable.
  — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• The always affable Gary Dowgewicz returned as the show's host.
  — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 21 Mar. 2018
• Between takes, Russell tossed a football around with the affable star.
  — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
• But what about bridging the two––an all-day eatery with the affable charm of the best cafés and the culinary chops of a proper restaurant?
  — Wine Australia, Bon Appétit, 8 July 2019
• Same for the affable service, and the banter at the counter that comes from staff knowing longtime customers.
  — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
• Out of the car popped an affable guy in his late 30s, wearing jeans, a button-down shirt and a baseball cap.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
• Yeah, well, this Clark guy is certainly affable and decent.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
• Farmer has been a great clubhouse guy, and is a wonderfully affable fellow.
  — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
• With help from some affable aliens, a listless group of retirees find their mojo in this Ron Howard film.
  — Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2017