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Recent Examples of companionable For a while, the team sits together in the truck, watching in companionable silence as the lumbering giants disappear, one by one, into the trees. Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024 The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024 The glance of her companionable eye, the flash of her comprehending smile possess the electrical quality to an all-conquering degree. Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 French Canadian actress Karine Vanasse makes for a decent host: cool and mysterious but with a companionable warmth that comes out on occasion. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for companionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for companionable
Adjective
  • Here, guests and stylish locals alike graze on warm flatbreads, stacked club sandwiches, silky smoked salmon & cream cheese bagels, and sharing Seafood and Charcuterie boards—brimming with serrano ham, pillowy focaccia, smoked mackerel, and plump Atlantic prawns. Prefer a slower pace?
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • How To Clean Stovetop Grates With Vinegar Fill a pan or sink with equal parts warm water and vinegar.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Joining in the festivities is outgoing French student Chloé (Cécile Matignon, hugely appealing), ostensibly in a relationship but flirting brazenly with Nicolau, who even after a few beers is too mournful to pick up the signals.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
  • All three candidates launched campaigns in April to fill the vacancy of outgoing Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Their previous encounter, during Arsenal’s pre-season friendly against United in Los Angeles last summer, ended with Heaven leaving Mount on the grass through a foul from behind.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Recently sober, Felix has his own complement of bandmates, friends and friendly ex-girlfriends, including three women named Polly — Adèle Exarchopoulos plays the important one — whose history with Felix makes Jess nervous.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Allie Coates, now 25 and a social media manager in Los Angeles, still has a silver bracelet filled with charms from her time at camp, including an M for the most improved at canoeing.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • According to a social media post from Pembroke Pines Police, officers are assisting with efforts regarding the plane crash in the area of Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard, just west of North Perry Airport.
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The man was gifted, gracious, often generous and seldom mean-spirited.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
  • But goodness gracious, the Rockies are only (14-36) under Schaeffer after going 7-33 under Black.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Warm and deeply hospitable, with some of the best food in the world and a flourishing art and design scene, the country's capital is a great place to visit any time.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
  • Most people think of Madison as the Wisconsin city most hospitable to cyclists but the state’s largest city is making strides.
    Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • And chefs and restaurateurs across America are responding with a new wave of steakhouses where the food is more creative and the atmosphere more convivial.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 June 2025
  • With a calendar full of live music and other nightly events, the resort provides convivial ways to relax after a day of travel.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025

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“Companionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/companionable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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