Use "affable" in a sentence

1. And while she had indeed countered his comments about her modest purse with an affable sarcasm, after a few moments of obvious thought she surprised him with a smirk and a strong hand-shake

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2. Perhaps she also found herself a bit taken with the blond’s affable charm

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3. What is it about an affable scoundrel that makes us wink at improprieties or worse, legal transgressions? I‘m referring, of course, to our own President William Jefferson Clinton who, along with the First Lady, have offered us Whitewater, Madison Savings and Loan, Rose Law Firm, Cattle Options, Travelgate, Filegate, Loral Communications, Buddhist Temple Fundraisers, (the) Lincoln Bedroom, (the) mysterious ―suicide‖ of Vincent Foster, Sex Scandals and Arkansas Mafia for our consideration

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4. “During a cruise that my wife and I took last year, a distinguished, affable and learned traveler suggested that I should entitle my next book Odyssey Dreamed

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5. A hint of belligerence came into his so far affable, persuasive tone

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6. Once in the city, tourists cannot help but being pleased with the placid and affable blue waters of the islets that surround it and the green parks and gardens that embellish it

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7. I began narrating him, saving neither verbs nor adjectives, on the primitive years of my infancy, flowing of the home-loving life in the city with my father in the head, where an army of caregivers commanded by the affable hand of my mother was craving to condense our most insignificant desires

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8. With Americus we did maintain an agreeable and entertaining conference exchanging affable phrases and information about the peculiarities of the climate; in reciprocity to his kind manners, I praised the lounge and the meal and asked some superficial questions that demonstrated my interest and courteousness

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9. You were already quite rude in the castle, I wanted that they sent another magician, more affable, like Dorian

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10. If we had known each other in other circumstances, would you show the same irate treatment that you show me? Or, on the contrary, you would treat me with the warmth and the affable fellowship saved for a few friends

11. Everyone was affable, but as I had no interest in the touring cricket team, the latest pop music, what horse had won the race, which car was a cert for Brands Hatch… it was difficult to find common ground

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12. When this happened, Leonardo stopped to pay his respects and disrupted our affable conversation

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13. He will seem to you affable at first sight but as your mere acquaintance transforms into friendship with him only then you are able to recognize his astuteness

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14. Siri was a feeling shaken, but the captain was once again affable in his manor and Siri tried to relax

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15. "No, but I imagine they will have to get up and move about pretty soon," said the affable French Canadian

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16. From that very first moment upon meeting in the corridor last night, he had felt comfortable with the curious yet affable gentleman who, with his potbelly, his white straw hat that he carried in his hand while indoors, and his shiny, bald head, reminded him so much of a planter from the Old South that there was evidently a long family history rooted here in this community

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17. “For me as well,” Thomas said with an affable smile as he handed

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18. The until then affable Dumoulin then showed his true nature, staring back at Ingrid and speaking with little sympathy in his voice

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19. Once I became so crazy to know I left a message on his answering machine demanding to know the whereabouts of the menu and then a few months later I simply lost it and left another one to the effect that I knew enough about poetry to know he had written both poems, hoping to flush him out, and although I had to wait several weeks for an answer to the former and over six months for an answer to the latter, his replies were always affable

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20. A little too affable, and a little too smooth is what I’d thought at the time, especially considering the frenzied nature of my inquiries, but he liked exercising that British upper class part of his personality, and what better person to use it on than that oddball, snobby little poet who had cost him several hundred thousand dollars in revenue when he bolted the mother ship

21. of two points by the most affable, fun loving and generous hosts one could ever

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22. The affable Scot had a position for me in the Secretarial Department

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23. The affable Mr

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24. to earth, smart, affable and very active in the

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25. “Aren’t we all,” Pjodarr gave the young man his most affable smile

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26. Linda and Ben instantly warmed to the Russian lad, who was endearing and very affable

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27. I have not found such open-hearted, affable people in any other country

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28. His words, while affable enough, didn’t reach his eyes

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29. Roy was an affable companion, always open and amenable to any suggestions or desires I

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30. Deliria escorted the Mengele twins back to our table with an affable smile and once again I

31. By mid afternoon we were aboard the Iona enjoying the affable companionship of Captain

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32. Then he got up, took leave with an impressive and affable bow, while blessings, warm gratitude, and entreaties were showered upon him, and Avdotya Romanovna spontaneously offered her hand to him

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33. He approved highly of the giant Morgante, because, although of the giant breed which is always arrogant and ill-conditioned, he alone was affable and well-bred

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34. Even Polly seemed impressed, for he called her a good girl, blessed her buttons, and begged her to "come and take a walk, dear", in his most affable tone

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35. The poor gentleman has no way of showing that he is a gentleman but by virtue, by being affable, well-bred, courteous, gentle-mannered, and kindly, not haughty, arrogant, or censorious, but above all by being charitable; for by two maravedis given with a cheerful heart to the poor, he will show himself as generous as he who distributes alms with bell-ringing, and no one that perceives him to be endowed with the virtues I have named, even though he know him not, will fail to recognise and set him down as one of good blood; and it would be strange were it not so; praise has ever been the reward of virtue, and those who are virtuous cannot fail to receive commendation

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36. Ferrars's way of treating me yesterday? So exceeding affable as she was!--You know how I dreaded the thoughts of seeing her;-- but the very moment I was introduced, there was such an affability in her behaviour as really should seem to say, she had quite took a fancy to me

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37. She was always a very affable and free-spoken young lady, and very civil behaved

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38. Ron was an affable sort

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39. He may appear affable and easygoing, but he has a long history of holding tight to his convictions

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40. Then our conversation skimmed various subjects, and without being more forthcoming, Captain Nemo proved more affable

41. "Ah, Professor," he said in an affable tone, "I've been looking for

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42. But even in that enviable situation, he was affable, and distinguished as much for his attention to the forms of courtesy, as for that chivalrous courage which, only two short years afterward, induced him to throw away his life on the plains of Abraham

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43. When he had finished reading the letter, Rushton looked up, and, leaning comfortably back in his chair, he blew a cloud of smoke from his cigar, and said in an affable, indulgent tone, such as one might use to a child:

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44. Her yellow sapphire ring was a gift from her second husband, an affable man who had quietly died of a heart attack two days after retiring from his dental practice

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45. When Crass, Philpot, Easton and Bundy entered, the landlord, a well-fed, prosperous-looking individual in white shirt-sleeves, and a bright maroon fancy waistcoat with a massive gold watch-chain and a diamond ring, was conversing in an affable, friendly way with one of his regular customers, who was sitting on the end of the seat close to the counter, a shabbily dressed, bleary-eyed, degraded, beer-sodden, trembling wretch, who spent the greater part of every day, and all his money, in this bar

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46. "However," replied the abbe, with an affable smile, "when that report is in accordance with

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47. The banker saw the carriage of the count enter the court yard, and advanced to meet him with a sad, though affable smile

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48. Caris noted his ready smile and affable manner, and guessed that he made his living by selling things

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49. I was so pleased that I asked a lone visitor, an affable Irishman, to take my picture in the grass beside her grave

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50. His other eye, small and deep-set, twinkled erratically in all directions, aimlessly affable

51. been very affable and had talked to him as to an acquaintance

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52. Yes, you’re a wonderful husband!’ she said, with a meaning and affable air, as though she were bestowing an order of magnanimity on him for his conduct to his wife

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53. And when he saw every face set, all the eyes fixed upon his lips, he began to shout a sort of catalogue of perfections: "Generous, valorous, affable, profound"—(he snatched off his hat enthusiastically)—"a statesman, an

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54. The affable dowager declared herself delighted with this opportunity of making Mr

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55. In her indignation there was a sense of superiority, but it went out for the present in firmness of stroke, and did not compress itself into an inward articulate voice pronouncing the once "affable archangel" a poor creature

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56. Mawmsey, an important grocer in the Top Market, who, though not one of his patients, questioned him in an affable manner on the subject, he was injudicious enough to give a hasty popular explanation of his reasons, pointing out to Mr

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57. His affect was crisp and serious, but affable

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58. I hope he inspires you to take the right path to consistently profitable, and in an affable and polite way while you are at it

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59. Fenn was friendly, even affable, when he said, “I’ve heard a lot about you, Sergeant Boxer

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60. Rusty Coombs had an affable face spotted with a few freckles

61. The affable smile disappeared from Lewis’s face

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62. Other than that, he had those Khaled Hosseini The Kite Runner same narrow green eyes, that scar on his upper lip, that round face, that affable smile

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63. Alexander was saying something affable to him

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64. He was affable and sad

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65. " He had an affable and haughty air, and a mouth which was always smiling, since it did not shut

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66. He is very affable

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67. You’re as bad as the Affable One

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68. ” I went up to her, and was received with an affable kiss and shake of the hand

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69. Her father was affable; and when he entered into conversation with me after tea, he expressed in strong terms his approbation of what I had done in Morton school, and said he only feared, from what he saw and

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70. "He was a pleasant, affable man, and that awful night when I found myself standing beside him on the passenger deck, helping to put the women into the boats, I spoke to him

71. Stebelkov, on the contrary, bent forward open-eyed to listen to their conversation, probably supposing that this was a polite and affable thing to do

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72. “I shall be delighted, panie,” said the Pole on the sofa, with dignity and affable condescension, and he took his glass

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73. But he was ready for any affable conversation as soon as his host should begin it

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74. Of a peaceful, patient disposition, affable with everybody, he never got into quarrels; but he could never resist the temptation of bringing spirits in, notwithstanding his cowardice, and simply from his love of smuggling

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75. He would have been without means had he not been a servant of mine, and he gave me the preference because I was more affable than the others, and, above all, more equitable in money matters

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76. They were more affable with him than with any one else

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77. A few affable words have a wonderful moral effect upon the prisoners

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78. He examined me, treating me in a very affable manner, and gave me a paper on which my name was inscribed

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79. He was a quiet young man, always affable and kind, much liked by the prisoners, and thoroughly versed in his art; they only found one fault with him, that he was "too soft

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80. He addressed Gavrilka in an affable, fatherly way:

81. Karmazinov went on, uttering his phrases with an affable intonation, and each time he turned round in pacing the corner there was a faint but jaunty quiver of his right leg

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82. They soothed him, were positively affable to him

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83. "What is he asking you? Who you are?" she asked, slightly smiling with her beautifully curved lips, and confidingly looking at him with her prominent, kindly eyes, as though expecting Nekhludoff to know that her relations to everybody always have been, are and ought to be simple, affable, and brotherly

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84. Fortunately the General's sense of humour was equal to the occasion, and he replied to the now horror-stricken sentry with an affable "Quite

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85. The magistrate received his visitor to all appearances in a pleasant and affable manner, and it was only at the expiration of a few moments that the latter observed the magistrate's somewhat embarrassed manner—he seemed to have been disturbed in a more or less clandestine occupation

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