affably

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Recent Examples of affably The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested. Diana Arterian june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025 Before long, out of the jungle emerge elephants, affably swaying their trunks and dancing to his music. Anthony R. Cannella, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025 The head judge, Marian Morris, talked affably with me. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 Over the course of his monologue, O’Brien affably roasted himself for not having had enough work done, Karla Sofía Gascón for her many offensive tweets, and Timothée Chalamet for his baby face. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025 The whole operation is manned by producer Cole Walliser, who affably directs A-listers through the rapid-fire shoots. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Some were memorable and some barely invited a second thought, some were hard workers and some spent most of their time on smoke breaks, some were affably charming and some were in boatmances so toxic not all the self-help books in the world could help. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024 Otherwise, the new episodes deliver plenty of the dynamics that worked so well in season 1: Gaby and Liz’s deepening friendship, based on truth-telling and making fun of Jimmy; Paul and Jimmy’s reason-versus-emotion antics; and Ted McGinley — as Liz’s affably Zen husband, Derek — with anybody. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024 Father-and-son hosting duo Eugene and Dan Levy broke out their old Schitt’s Creek comic timing to oversee the ceremony with affably low-schtick aplomb. Constance Grady, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024

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