How to Use amicable in a Sentence

amicable

adjective
  • They reached an amicable agreement.
  • The tone and tenor of the meetings to this point has been amicable.
    Albert Breer, SI.com, 29 July 2019
  • Sources say the duo's deal with the studio was up and the split was amicable.
    Ray Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Though there is some doubt about how amicable the divorce will be.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The process seems to be amicable; there was no cheating or abuse.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Co-parents walk a fine line when their break-up was amicable.
    Tribune News Service, al, 7 June 2022
  • In a statement, their lawyers shared that the split was amicable.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But the events that led up to that agreement have been anything but amicable.
    Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2017
  • The past few months have seen a mostly amicable split between the two news brands.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • An amicable run-in with his ex-wife in this episode has the same thoughtful feeling.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In terms of safety, the police are amicable most of the time.
    Diego Nicolás Argüello, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The pair hoped to remain amicable for the sake of their children.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • This suggests that things are, at the very least, amicable between these two.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Even if the split was amicable, and there aren’t really sides.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The former pair seem to have had an amicable breakup and both are tight-lipped about the reason for their split.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Schwartz went on to say that after some time working through it, the couple is still amicable.
    Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
  • All seemed well until stories emerged of a split, which appeared to be amicable at first.
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The parting is said to be amicable, and Zolner’s role will not be filled.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Those talks had been amicable, but Starboard is one of the top activist firms.
    Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The parting of ways is said to be due to a difference in vision and to be amicable.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Though the breakup reason remains under wraps, the two weren’t amicable at first.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Nobody did anything to anybody, and the process was amicable and smooth.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • One friend of the couple suggested that the split was amicable.
    Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
  • But the rumors that the reasons for their split were less amicable than that were present from the beginning.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Dec. 2024
  • And maybe, just maybe, that’s reason enough to find an amicable solution.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • The Wynns’ first divorce was amicable; the second, not so much.
    Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes, 9 May 2021
  • Hinds' departure from Mastodon might not have been an amicable one.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The parting of ways was a mutual and amicable one.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The report said the split was amicable, and occurred a few weeks ago while Taylor was on tour.
    Women's Health, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Rather than fight over it, the two reached an amicable agreement to share in the accomplishment.
    Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020

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