How to Use collegial in a Sentence

collegial

adjective
  • He was seen as sharp, collegial, and focused.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Bailard is a very open and collegial set of folks who have worked together for a long time.
    — Nancy Wang, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • For the justices, here’s to a more collegial culture at work.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
  • But the place is filled with many terrific people who are smart and collegial.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 8 June 2022
  • So the Senate is a very collegial place, at least for most people most of the time.
    — Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Waltz’s colleagues described him on set as collegial, honest and down to earth.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But the spirit of the questioning was, by and large, collegial.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 May 2023
  • Paolini expects a collegial vibe in the room, with both sides rooting for the other.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The structure of the forum, which was collegial and inclusive, seemed part of the point.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 June 2020
  • MacMillan is too collegial to pick an outright fight with Pinker.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
  • When Ji-Yoon warns her not to comment, though, the collegial advice sounds like a threat.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2021
  • That is a hopeful sign that the new members may find collegial common ground with the remaining ones.
    — Washington Post, 26 May 2021
  • This will be discussed in a collegial fashion in private as to why the player should or should not be returned to the game.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The former law clerks attribute this to the court's collegial character.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2020
  • That drive, paired with a collegial attitude, has earned the admiration of his peers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The danger of a breakdown in collegial relations among nine people who serve for life is not trivial.
    — Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The process of give and take is important in a collegial environment.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Does that tend to create a more collegial environment on the men's side that doesn't happen for the women?
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 6 June 2018
  • But current and former employees describe what had once been a more open and collegial workplace.
    — New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The exchanges between Gibson and his staff were a collegial banter.
    — Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Sometimes the feedback is collegial and helpful.
    — Joshua Winowiecki, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
  • Nobody threatens collegial murder at the pond in Woe’s Hollow and gets away with it.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Located in Lyme Center, this ski area's collegial vibe is just part of the charm.
    — Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Powell has built a reputation as a collegial centrist on the Fed’s board.
    — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The over-all atmosphere is notably collegial, like a local sports bar where the regulars gather to root for the home team.
    — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The people here are respectful and kind and the culture is consciously collegial.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 18 July 2017
  • There's an element of excitement in the room and a tremendous kind of collegial support all through the election process.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Biden seems to believe in a collegial Senate and a spirit of compromise that no longer exists.
    — James Moore, CNN, 15 July 2021
  • The crowd was collegial, and the roars that greeted each nomination were deafening.
    — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • The firm hired many programmers and math majors and had a geeky, collegial culture; late-night chess tournaments were common.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023

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