How to Use amicable in a Sentence
amicable
adjective
- They reached an amicable agreement.
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The tone and tenor of the meetings to this point has been amicable.
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Albert Breer,
SI.com,
29 July 2019
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Sources say the duo's deal with the studio was up and the split was amicable.
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Ray Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Apr. 2018
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In terms of safety, the police are amicable most of the time.
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Diego Nicolás Argüello,
Pitchfork,
2 Nov. 2023
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That said, the two are still amicable, even post-split.
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Katherine J Igoe,
Marie Claire,
5 Nov. 2019
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The pair hoped to remain amicable for the sake of their children.
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Ariana Quihuiz,
Peoplemag,
28 June 2023
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In a statement, their lawyers shared that the split was amicable.
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Alex Gurley,
Peoplemag,
4 Oct. 2023
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The arts group behind the murals reached an amicable deal to open a new arts center 10 miles to the east.
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Roland Li,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 June 2021
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She and the singer stayed in touch by phone, and the conversations were amicable.
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Robert Philpot,
star-telegram,
24 Oct. 2017
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The parting of ways is said to be due to a difference in vision and to be amicable.
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Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Feb. 2024
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But the events that led up to that agreement have been anything but amicable.
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Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2017
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The report said the split was amicable, and occurred a few weeks ago while Taylor was on tour.
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Women's Health,
10 Apr. 2023
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Jon and Kate's split was not amicable — to put it lightly.
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Eileen Reslen,
Good Housekeeping,
6 June 2018
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The Wynns’ first divorce was amicable; the second, not so much.
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Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes,
9 May 2021
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Those talks had been amicable, but Starboard is one of the top activist firms.
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Anna Wilde Mathews,
WSJ,
3 Feb. 2020
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But the rumors that the reasons for their split were less amicable than that were present from the beginning.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 Dec. 2024
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This suggests that things are, at the very least, amicable between these two.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
Women's Health,
24 Mar. 2023
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One friend of the couple suggested that the split was amicable.
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Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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Rather than fight over it, the two reached an amicable agreement to share in the accomplishment.
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Pj Delhomme,
Outdoor Life,
1 Jan. 2020
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Co-parents walk a fine line when their break-up was amicable.
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Tribune News Service,
al,
7 June 2022
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Schwartz went on to say that after some time working through it, the couple is still amicable.
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Jessica Booth,
Peoplemag,
8 Feb. 2023
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The political mood in the state was not quite so amicable.
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Mark Lamster,
Dallas News,
15 Apr. 2020
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At the time, a source said the breakup, which followed a roughly year-long engagement, was amicable.
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Ally Mauch,
PEOPLE.com,
9 Sep. 2021
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Today, the teams are amicable enough to have some some friendly banter about the news on Twitter.
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Joshua Iversen,
The Arizona Republic,
2 Dec. 2020
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Betts left the Allmans in a not-so-amicable split in 2000 but continued to tour as a solo artist.
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Dan Deluca,
Philly.com,
12 July 2018
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Though there is some doubt about how amicable the divorce will be.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
kansascity,
16 Mar. 2018
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Nobody did anything to anybody, and the process was amicable and smooth.
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Cheryl Hall,
Dallas News,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reading into the tone of both statements, the decision seems to be an amicable passing of the torch.
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J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2022
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When Jenn and Marcus come face-to-face on stage, things seem fairly amicable.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2024
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The duo was married for five years before their divorce in 2005, but have remained on amicable terms.
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Jen Juneau,
Peoplemag,
23 Sep. 2024
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