Example Sentences

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Likewise, the cockeyed view of these Texans, who sometimes, but not always, let other people get away with things, is endearing.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2024

Turning Logan’s anxiety into a parade of comic tics and uncertain outbursts, Finneran is endearing and even sympathetic in her attempts at righteousness, no matter how wrong they go.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Should win: Brunson’s idealistic young schoolteacher is endearing and, as she begins to learn how to survive bureaucracy, growing before our eyes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

“Peace by Chocolate,” which is named after the company the Hadhads eventually opened in Antigonish, is endearing without being saccharine.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

His simplicity is endearing but never savors of weakness.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord