Sentence examples for they were amiable from inspiring English sources

They were amiable car thieves who dropped me at my door.

They were in their mid-twenties and looked like Hell's Angels, but they were amiable, charming and great company.

They were amiable, polite, dressed in red, white and blue shorts and tank tops and sandals, and surprisingly diverse.

They were amiable, violent men, and their nickname for Douglas was Uno, because whenever he sat with them he had one quiet beer, then bowed out.

They're amiable, straightforward and perceptive, but typically deeply lost.

"They're amiable dogs," said Lu Picard, the chief executive of East Coast Assistance Dogs, which supplies the dogs and supervises the training.

Described in several breed standards as "merry", they are amiable and typically neither aggressive nor timid, although this depends on the individual.

It has the potential to be aggressive, but Giant Schnauzers are usually reserved - they are "amiable in repose, and a commanding figure when aroused" Giant Schnauzers have been described as trustworthy with children.

Admittedly they're still not great – Iwata's stilted, drawn-out delivery of phonetically-teleprompted English (expertly spoofed here) is simultaneously endearing and tiresome – but they're amiable, focused and devoid of unnecessary pomp.

Tony Scott, a critic for Variety, thought the characters were "amiable enough", but they needed "sharper dialogue and fresher observations".

(We were amiable colleagues at the time).