How to Use collegiality in a Sentence

collegiality

noun
  • Others crave the collegiality of the gym (or the break room).
    Sean Gregory, Time, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Maybe that has taken a toll on the courts’ collegiality.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 Dec. 2020
  • And in a spirit of collegiality, UF isn’t ready to blame it on a Miami fan.
    Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • There, the whales—not known for such collegiality—hang out together on the bottom, waiting for the next high tide.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Or at least a hope for collegiality with the weather itself.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • This is a place for collegiality, the dress code suggested.
    Keach Hagey, WSJ, 13 July 2018
  • Yet none are as eager as Manchin to restore a bygone day of collegiality.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Yet none are as eager as Mr. Manchin to restore a bygone day of collegiality.
    New York Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Put him at ease by praising his work and collegiality, then ask for general feedback about the office.
    Steven P. Dinkin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Of course, some snapshots of compromise and collegiality from Mr. Biden’s career around that time have aged poorly with Democrats.
    Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The audience is engrossed, but wins and losses are greeted by handlers with the same quiet collegiality that has marked the morning.
    New York Times, 14 Jan. 2021
  • The vote came on the third day of debate, in which lawmakers angrily accused one another of hypocrisy and a lack of collegiality early on.
    Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Despite her insistence that the sacking had nothing to do with Mr Lynn’s work but was instead forced by his lack of collegiality, the weight of the evidence appears to be on Mr Lynn’s side.
    The Economist, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Kliavkoff, who spoke of collegiality on Friday, also took a shot back.
    oregonlive, 29 July 2022
  • Rightly or wrongly, much has been written about women’s empathy and collegiality and how the world would be more peaceful if there were more female heads of state.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2019
  • But the collegiality and camaraderie of the outdoor industry is also what may drive its best attributes.
    Rachel Sturtz, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
  • The league offers a unique collegiality, Mathre said, where friendships born at track meets can blossom into lifelong bonds.
    Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
  • One is to have the rest of the court sit in judgment of a ninth who is accused of some transgressions, but the justices are likely to reject such a role for collegiality reasons given the guarantee of lifetime tenure and the size of the court.
    Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • His comments were striking in a chamber that has long valued decorum and collegiality.
    Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Those who aren’t obsessed by the news might be part of discussions and forums online that have degenerated in recent months in terms of tone and collegiality.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Beyond that, however, and in a departure from the clubby collegiality of the Senate, Warren hung Trump around Ayotte's neck like a lead fishing weight.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 24 Oct. 2016
  • The emotionally fraught debate has divided the Fire Commission, where the last vestiges of collegiality slipped away in mid-May.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2021
  • Now, his history of collegiality with racists is being seen by many in his party as a reason to question his judgment - not, as Biden says, a sign of his civility.
    Author: Matt Viser, Sean Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2019
  • Whatever the Fed decides to do won’t come without a vigorous debate, and perhaps even a dissent, though the Fed has a tradition of collegiality.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • Where rejection remains the norm, collegiality was once the reward.
    New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The proposal appears mostly intended to make a point about the breakdown of collegiality in the Senate rather than a serious attempt to bring back a centuries-old practice.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That video, overlaid with photos and footage of the two men, sought to remind America of the type of bipartisanship and collegiality that once defined Washington.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2020
  • McGregor was charming and friendly to Poirier throughout the promotion of their second bout earlier this year, but that collegiality was gone for the third fight.
    Greg Beacham, ajc, 11 July 2021
  • While disagreeing with his opinion that merger reviews were too lenient, Ms. McWilliams agreed in the spirit of collegiality to ask career staff to draft a request for public comment.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Hicks ran collegiality at Lamar University and rediscovered his love for running as a stress reliever while dealing with the pressures that came from receiving his doctorate from Texas Southern and the birth of his first child.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2024

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