How to Use friendliness in a Sentence

friendliness

noun
  • The city, with its warts-and-all friendliness, has a small-town feel.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
  • In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • His public persona stems from a friendliness that makes those around him feel at ease.
    — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Managers can then use that data to gauge the friendliness of their staff.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And the openness and the friendliness and the happy faces.
    — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Even in humans, a smile does not always convey friendliness and joy.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Even at a friend's pool party, when one of the kids found a garter snake, the initial freak-out turned to friendliness.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Though not known for their friendliness, groundhogs will sometimes great each other nose to nose.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
  • One source of restraint is the sitcom friendliness of the writing.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • So there is some initial awkwardness, some fake friendliness, how are the kids — that kind of thing.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2022
  • That shareholder friendliness is one reason to like the stock.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Valencia sports a mustache and a stud earring and has an easy friendliness about him.
    — Michael Waters, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Putting some warmth and friendliness into it brightens any exchange.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2020
  • The absolute best thing about this island is the friendliness of the people.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • But Tamarindo never feels like a ghost town, which is a testament to the friendliness of the staff.
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And there's also a sort of a Midwestern warmth and friendliness.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The friendliness, the blue-sky, anything-is-possible thinking, and their love of this land.
    — Priyanka Mattoo, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • This leads to projecting the type of friendliness that builds connection.
    — Emma Nadler, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
  • Your friendliness and energy comes through.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The place has changed hands a few times since, but its quality and friendliness have remained consistent.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Both countries seem more concerned with the friendliness of the regime in Damascus than with who heads it.
    — Kenneth Roth, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2015
  • Media friendliness should have nothing to do with being an All-Star.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • My images are a direct reflection of the warmth and friendliness of the people of Kenya.
    — Chiara Bardelli Nonino, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The cartoon friendliness of this one is hard to beat, and looks especially cute with round, bright ornaments.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • For cities, readers were asked to rate sights/landmarks, culture, food, friendliness, shopping and value.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • Portland ranked well for outdoor pet-friendliness, placing second, but was low in the ranking for pet budget.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • This manifests in a friendliness, a gentleness, and a certain charm.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The group, however, ranked lowest in friendliness.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Anything and everything is possible and can be achieved with a trademark, down-to-earth friendliness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • The factors fell into one of three catgories — pet budget, pet health and wellness, and outdoor pet-friendliness.
    — Rose Androwich, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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