How to Use solicitous in a Sentence

solicitous

adjective

• He had always been solicitous for the welfare of his family.
• I appreciated his solicitous inquiry about my health.
• Hosts and servers sometimes err on the side of too solicitous.
  — Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
• The service was solicitous, and the food was tasty and fresh.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 15 May 2018
• Karen was more solicitous, offering to take me to lunch.
  — Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
• Shiffrin is sweet and genuine off the slopes, respectful and solicitous of others.
  — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2017
• Upstairs is hushed and plush, with soft tones, rooms that seat 100, and solicitous waiters.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
• Best not to be overly solicitous with Tamsin.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
• Towards the end of his life, Bob required the help of Liddie, his solicitous wife.
  — David Pryce-Jones, National Review, 28 Apr. 2020
• Putin, in his first few years in office, was relatively solicitous of the West.
  — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2017
• Service is hit or miss, flaky at the bar during one visit, solicitous and thorough during a follow-up meal in the dining room.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• Mr Moon plays the solicitous suitor to Mr Kim, but gets nothing but abuse in return.
  — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
• On board, smaller ships win with readers for their intimate ambience and solicitous crews.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2022
• Helen, who has the most solicitous husband in the world, believes that divorced people give up too easily.
  — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
• And Trump has nothing to lose from being friendly, even solicitous to Mamdani.
  — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
• This had led to selfie requests and, at one point, a solicitous exchange with a distraught woman who told Adams that a stranger had just spit in her face.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• Initially, his deeds and words are obvious, solicitous and spiked with gentle teasing.
  — New York Times, 31 May 2018
• Biden should have lunch with Roger Goodell, stop being so solicitous and pleading and start being forceful.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 27 July 2021
• Herschkopf alternates between solicitous and icy, but both sides read as closed off and unappealing.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Nov. 2021
• Fifteen of the original eighteen songs feature guest singers, and Post is a solicitous host, happy to be upstaged.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
• Angela Maria Boneschi adored her tall, handsome, solicitous husband.
  — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2022
• Through the two days, regular ICU staff were there for me on a moment's notice, always solicitous of my needs.
  — Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
• The Democrats, ever solicitous of the people’s welfare and comfort, want to make voting easier.
  — Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ, 1 July 2022
• Perhaps Mr Sunstein is right, and American law, solicitous of freedom of speech, can’t do much about this.
  — The Economist, 18 Mar. 2021
• Helpful and friendly without being overly solicitous, folks who work at The Harper are genuine and kind.
  — Kim Westerman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Israel has, in turn, been solicitous of Russian interests in Syria.
  — Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
• But there is sweetness enough in the very fine food made with care and in the cordial and solicitous staff, whose skill and thoughtfulness could be emulated by some of the higher-end restaurantes in town.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Other states and countries have developed crew bases of their own, are more solicitous of producers’ needs and offer more generous incentives.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 June 2026
• Sure, Biden has a handful of close confidants but has not been exactly solicitous for advice since winning the White House.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
• Dinner was alfresco, beneath a swatch of thatch, with solicitous waiters serving sizzling steak tacos and the Pacific pounding sand a few yards off.
  — Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2016