Example Sentences

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In two-lane America, there’s often an approachableness in the people who live there, people not yet terrified of a stranger popping into town.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2013

Walsh observes this in a 2010 research paper, writing, “Typically, roundness is associated with approachableness, friendliness, and harmony.”

From Time • Mar. 3, 2013

Roosevelt's humor, his charm, his intensity, his approachableness, attracted even those who rejected his politics and his party.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography by Thayer, William Roscoe

He carried back His humility, His meekness, His humanity, His approachableness, and His sympathy. 

From Bunyan Characters (1st Series) by Whyte, Alexander

He is a man of the most eminent civility and approachableness.

From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.