Sentence examples similar to a cordial setting from inspiring English sources

With the qualifying rounds over and voting set to begin, the competitors are ritually assembled for a high-wattage gathering and a cordial glass of Champagne or two before the bell rings and the jockeying starts in earnest.

He said he would strive to live up to the example set by Representative Morris Udall, a Democrat, and Senator Barry Goldwater, a Republican — two Arizonans who maintained a cordial political rivalry during their long careers in Congress.

I expected a cordial discussion.

It was a cordial discussion".

Maintain a cordial boundary with these people.

It has not been a cordial contest.

It can be a cordial request.

He describes a waiter as "a cordial colored gentleman".

The Under Secretary yielded and ordered a cordial.

I have a cordial relationship with my neighbor.

They all said he was a cordial and approachable neighbor.