How to Use congenial in a Sentence

congenial

adjective

• He found the work to be congenial.
• The town is a congenial place for raising children.
• We studied in the congenial atmosphere of the library.
• She was congenial and easygoing.
• It turned out to be, for me, one of the most congenial and, in a way, lustrous gatherings that I have ever had in the White House.
  — Lady Bird Johnson, 4 May 1965
• The bad news is that the states ahead look far more congenial to Mrs. Clinton.
  — Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2016
• The overall vibe was calm and congenial as folks waited for Hunt to take the stage.
  — Mary Colurso, AL.com, 2 Sep. 2017
• The congenial Brown clearly loves the results of his work-in-progress.
  — Laurencia Ciprus, courant.com, 18 May 2018
• What: Adults are welcome to join the congenial group that meets bi-monthly.
  — Sabrina Gese, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• The steam table line was kept clean and well-stocked, and the congenial staff patrolled the room to refill drinks and whisk away dirty dishes.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2018
• Since the Oscar slap, there’s been a lot of discussion about the jobs of presenters and hosts — and if that’s to roast or be more congenial.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022
• The first day, I was paired with Peter, a congenial pro with Aspen Snowmass’s ski school.
  — Jill Gleeson, Woman's Day, 2 Feb. 2020
• Javie had the steady voice of a no-nonsense-but-congenial army general.
  — New York Times, 20 May 2022
• The congenial, sharp game show host had gained millions of fans over his nearly 40 years of hosting the program.
  — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 22 Dec. 2020
• Tedious tasks might go more smoothly when there are congenial helpers on hand to lighten the load.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2020
• Start with Will Smith, who was a congenial delight as the larger-than-life blue Genie.
  — Mara Reinstein, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2019
• The congenial catch-up ends abruptly when Cassie brings up Nina.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2021
• The most common words that colleagues past and present used to describe Mr. McCarthy are congenial and jovial.
  — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
• The other one was less congenial and ended up hoofing it to safety by following the beam to the bridge's end.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 6 Apr. 2018
• The drive east from the railroad station in Albany was all throbbing, congenial hills.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
• The congenial chefs work in an open kitchen surrounded by bar seating.
  — Yoshina Okamoto, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2018
• Jason Lively, who was 13 and played the son of Wood’s and Walken’s characters, remembers the set as a congenial place.
  — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2018
• In a congenial end-of-year piece, Knight takes us down the rabbit hole of Baldessari’s erudite yet humorous thinking.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2020
• Rats found dumps congenial, dug burrows in them, and lived out their lives gnawing on trash and making little rats.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 27 Nov. 2020
• If only the world of highways, office blocks and cul-de-sacs were as congenial as the one McLaughlin and Schiezer built from lines and colors.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2020
• Gordon had on a congenial smile until this point in his story.
  — David Obuchowski, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2018
• Salvini’s League and the 5 Star Movement—are anything but congenial.
  — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 18 June 2018
• Keeping the bartending crew on their toes was the congenial Charlie Smith.
  — Jane Napier Neely, La Cañada Valley Sun, 9 Oct. 2017
• That makes the picture a congenial neighbor to five nearby sculptures by Scott Troxel.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
• That could be for a few reasons — perhaps the justices want to create a narrative of a congenial and moderate court before the more contentious rulings are released.
  — Cooper Burton, ABC News, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024