How to Use amiable in a Sentence

amiable

adjective

• She had an amiable conversation with her friend.
• Everyone knew him as an amiable fellow.
• The drink is a bright and amiable counterpoint to the dish.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2018
• The amiable staff knows their stuff and will get you to your apex order.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 25 July 2023
• But the movie still has amiable style and energy to spare.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Nov. 2019
• Many of these encounters between the haves and have-nots are brief and amiable.
  — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
• And the pirates aren't amiable comic-opera scoundrels with a sense of fun and duty.
  — Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
• But that is not the only reason the bouncy, amiable breed is the study's focus.
  — Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2017
• More on that later, but first a few words about the amiable, long-haired Smith.
  — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• This is not a time for amiable people who get along with everyone.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
• On top of that, Democrats tend to prefer amiable politicians.
  — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2019
• Such arguments will be fair on the merits while missing the point of the record, which is to bask in the amiable breeziness of this world.
  — Alex Swhear, Variety, 26 May 2022
• While there are some angry cops out there, most are good-natured and amiable.
  — WSJ, 13 May 2021
• Johnson is his usual amiable self, but the best thing about the movie is Campbell.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 12 July 2018
• Greene said, introducing Mariya to one of the two amiable shop hounds.
  — al, 27 Mar. 2020
• The irony, of course, is how amiable this week’s sole new work is, even next to three of the most popular in the repertoire.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• But the amiable, bow-tie-wearing Ralph Roberts took a chance.
  — Meg James, latimes.com, 10 June 2018
• The Honda's road manners are in line with the amiable-but-boring norm of the segment.
  — Beth Nichols, Car and Driver, 26 Feb. 2021
• The lunch with Giroux has been amiable enough, but his message about the journal and its prospects is confusing.
  — Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
• And then the amiable Joe Biden will look like the isolated Joe Biden.
  — ABC News, 2 May 2021
• In brief, amiable messages, the two thinkers discussed whatever fresh projects were on their minds.
  — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 15 Mar. 2018
• Some of these events were described as amiable, and others violent.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Oct. 2021
• A day earlier, the Braves’ brightest star wasn’t as amiable.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
• Aslan is an amiable, shaggy-haired scholar with a scraggly beard and mustache.
  — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022
• Though Wizards of the Coast is usually amiable to catering to its fan base.
  — Curtis Silver, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• And the amiable, hard-working manager is always deep in the trenches alongside his staff.
  — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2017
• In Fisch’s hands, the brief Allegretto was as amiable as can be.
  — cleveland.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• These questions of identity are the novel’s strongest suit, as the romance is just all too amiable.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2020
• For Kale, the ideal job is one that pays well, is closer home, and is at an amiable household that treats her well.
  — Sanaya Chandar, Quartz India, 10 Nov. 2019
• Stan is alert and always thinking, but in an amiable, almost-relaxed way.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024