How to Use gregarious in a Sentence

gregarious

adjective
  • She is outgoing and gregarious.
  • Jack was gregarious and the life of the party, with a keen mind and broad smile.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • For the gregarious Biles, that meant more time alone with her thoughts.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 9 Dec. 2021
  • There are the pregame chest bumps in the hallway, when the loud, gregarious winger ramps up for the game.
    New York Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Birders are an odd bunch, but for the most part gregarious and helpful.
    Richie Vitale, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The boys followed their late dad’s gregarious lead.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Frost could be quite gregarious and social, with many close friends in the poetry world.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
  • Greg Loyd is gregarious, seems to always be smiling and loves to talk.
    Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
  • Safe in the shell of his ego, my father was gregarious, and generous.
    Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Obloy and Kochmit are gregarious fellows who roll with the punches.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2020
  • There’s a pretty patio out front and on the side and a gregarious dining room indoors.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
  • Philippe, who at 32 might be called a gregarious introvert, takes a pause.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Herrera is gregarious, and prone to talking about her work in the language of blessings and prayers.
    Marcella Bombardieri, The Atlantic, 30 May 2018
  • The gift to the city was made by a gregarious bar owner named James Osborne.
    Paul Dorpat, The Seattle Times, 10 May 2017
  • Expect lots of face time with the gregarious chef and great attention to detail.
    Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
  • My mom had been a theater major in college and my dad was always the most gregarious person in the room.
    Marc Myers, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Three bottles of wine were consumed and the two, both gregarious anyway, chatted for hours.
    New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Mercury’s entrance to gregarious Leo gives a boost to your social life!
    USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Brosnan says Chan was full-on gregarious around the movie's London set.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 June 2017
  • But the new cartoon Daniel Tiger is a gregarious cub always up for a fun playdate and a good song.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 8 June 2018
  • But even the gregarious Pratt might be envious of these young friends, who get to attend red carpets as a squad.
    Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Brandie Gutierrez describes Jose as a kind and gregarious man.
    Ken Baker, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Chan, true to his gregarious nature, sent me a string of voice messages about the awards’ cancellation.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Riley Hein — a smiley, gregarious teen who played trombone in the school marching band — was dead.
    A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
  • On screen, John Candy was often the gregarious life of the party.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Bannon, despite the prevailing angst of the day, was engaged, gregarious, and happy to speak on the record.
    Adam Ciralsky, The Hive, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Deeply knowledgeable and gregarious, Byrne is one of many researchers helping to lead the charge back to our sister world.
    Adam Mann, Wired, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Whatever the truth, the mystery is hard to square with the gregarious professional friends knew.
    Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Fun-loving and gregarious, Alex was the epitome of southern charm.
    Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Meier was a gregarious immigrant in his late 30s who ran a deli in New York City.
    Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019

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