Sentence examples for ostensibly amiable from inspiring English sources

Some might see this as wry understatement, nudging the reader to infer that the Frenchman's ego is unhealthily hefty, his bon viveur side prone to distract him from his job; and the Old Etonian's ostensibly amiable comment that "it's always a pleasure to compete with Arnaud" has a potential barbed subtext too.

How amiable.

Ostensibly this aids transparency.

Pragmatic and amiable, perhaps.

The staff is amiable.

His teammates, ostensibly.

The split was amiable.

The commission is ostensibly independent.

An amiable young policewoman appeared.

SERVICE Amiable and assured.

Both are amiable and efficient.