as in gracious
showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations
the family is unfailingly hospitable whenever guests show up unexpectedly at their summer cottage
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Recent Examples of hospitable
The staff is highly hospitable on and off the greens.
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Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The lactation pod, along with the dedicated family lane, aims to create a more hospitable travel experience for visiting families, John Wayne Airport spokesperson Anna Sophia Servin said.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Repair bare spots in the lawn to make your yard less hospitable for ground-nesting bees.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
And rats, definitely a group that shouldn’t find our neighborhoods hospitable.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
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Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The lactation pod, along with the dedicated family lane, aims to create a more hospitable travel experience for visiting families, John Wayne Airport spokesperson Anna Sophia Servin said.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Repair bare spots in the lawn to make your yard less hospitable for ground-nesting bees.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
And rats, definitely a group that shouldn’t find our neighborhoods hospitable.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitable
gracious
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Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 63-year-old chef helms the kitchen at Vila Joya—the restaurant of a gracious boutique hotel in Portugal that shares its name—which earned one Michelin star in 1995 and a second in 1999.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Hospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitable. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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