Sentence examples for congenial tone from inspiring English sources

Camilleri's detective novels are notable for dealing, in a deceptively jokey and congenial tone, with dark concerns.

He said there have been occasional flubs but no major blunders, although one viewer was apparently so soothed by Mr. Green's congenial tone that he interrupted the performance to ask a question.

Despite the generally congenial tone and the roughly two-dozen amendments, from both Democrats and Republicans, that ultimately passed, tempers were running high by the end of the day.

In part, Mrs. Clinton's aides explained, the cautious, almost congenial tone of the first lady's statement reflected her belief that there was no need to inject negativity into a campaign that has more than five months yet to run.

The Tennessean, who made his comments in a polite, congenial tone, followed Reid, who was visibly irritated with the two renegade tea party lawmakers.

Their answer, offered without hesitation: "How do you suppose we could find somebody credible who hasn't said some critical things about us?" That response, and the good-natured way in which it was presented, did a good deal to put me at ease, as did the congenial tone of our conversations more broadly.

He is also, for the moment, as the sitting President, able to make that sort of case, in congenial tones, with his dignity intact.

"Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead" documents Mr. Cross's transformation from tubby to trim with infomercial zeal and a congenial "Hey, Ma, look what I did!" tone.