How to Use hospitable in a Sentence
hospitable
adjective- It's a hearty plant that grows in even the least hospitable climates.
- The people of that country are very hospitable.
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By all accounts, the moon is not a hospitable place to be.
— Paul K. Byrne, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2019 -
Areas that are now colder could become hospitable to more trees.
— Stephanie Demarco, latimes.com, 4 July 2019 -
Fifteen hundred years ago, the jungle would have been much more hospitable.
— Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2019 -
But electoral politics is often not that hospitable to nerdy wonks.
— Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 27 June 2019 -
Federal courts may be more hospitable, too, thanks to judges Trump appointed his first time around.
— Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 -
Some pigeons escaped and made their way to cities, where the ledges of tall buildings were as hospitable for nesting as the cliffs of their wild homes.
— National Geographic, 12 June 2019 -
Modern-day Mars may be more hospitable to oxygen-breathing life than previously thought.
— Deborah Netburn, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018 -
Texas prides itself on being hospitable to business, and now that welcoming spirit will extend even to the littlest entrepreneurs.
— Nr Editors, National Review, 20 June 2019 -
Are the animals living in natural, hospitable settings?
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019 -
So what makes the top places on the Booking.com list so hospitable?
— Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 -
Is there a polite (and hospitable) way to ask him to put the vape away or to smoke on the deck?
— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023 -
New York City isn’t always the most hospitable place to live.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 July 2022 -
The waitstaff is super hospitable and the food is served up with a smile.
— Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021 -
For now, Threads seems to be hospitable to Sweeney’s attempts to track the movements of the world’s elite.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2023 -
The whole staff has embraced the effort to be more hospitable.
— Caralee Adams, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020 -
At the same time, Selma has made Airbnb’s list of most hospitable cities.
— William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 Sep. 2020 -
Subglacial lakes may have been the most hospitable place for life.
— Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2020 -
In 2019, the farm belt felt about as hospitable as the asteroid belt.
— BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019 -
And, of course, the mission will examine whether each of the orbs are hospitable for life.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023 -
At the same time, the warmer water flowing through the dam and downstream made the Grand Canyon more hospitable to bass.
— WIRED, 4 Nov. 2023 -
It can clearly be seen in the rear seat, where leg room is far more hospitable for adults.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 -
Both of these gestures were hospitable and warm—like the man himself.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Since the soil at the zoo isn’t hospitable for the eggs, keepers moved them to the Reptile & Amphibian House.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Not in an 18-team race that lacks a clear favorite and could prove hospitable for dark-horse teams.
— Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024 -
There may be ways to make your backyard less hospitable to the squirrels.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 -
The Bruins need to make the Rose Bowl less hospitable to visitors.
— Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021 -
Marie-Paule was hospitable and friendly and hugged us both.
— Jamie Quatro, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023 -
Don’t be intimidated by how bustling and chaotic the city is — Sicilians are some of the most open and hospitable people around.
— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2024
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