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How to use agreeable in a sentence

20 example sentences · adjective, noun

Agreeable means able to agree; possible to be agreed. Example: “She’s quite an agreeable person.”

Examples of agreeable by meaning

adjectiveAble to agree; possible to be agreed.

  • an agreeable contract

adjectivePleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.

  • a man with agreeable manners
  • not completely agreeable remarks
  • She’s quite an agreeable person.

adjectiveWilling; ready to agree or consent.

  • If the committee is agreeable, we'll make an arrangement agreeable to both sides.

adjectivePursuant, conformant, accordant.

  • Agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report.

More sentences with agreeable

  • The insect had a distinctly musciform appearance, although its shiny, golden colouration was altogether more agreeable.From the entry musciform
  • The first was a summer hire and very agreeable to removing the pierce while at the center.1999 February 21, Mariann T. Woodward, “Staff and Body Piercing”, in alt.childcare (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Jul 2026. From the entry pierce
  • Gradually, workers were leaving woolworking for the cleaner and more agreeable work in cotton.1978, Dale Miquelon, Dugard of Rouen, page 15. From the entry woolworking
  • This genial, frail, chain-smoking septuagenarian is an agreeable, good-humoured conversationalist, who frequently punctuates proceedings with hearty, coughy chuckles.2005, Julian Baggini, Jeremy Stangroom, What philosophers think, page 215. From the entry coughy
  • There is an agreeable freehandedness in the lines of the Pennsylvania table of unusual design at upper right.1999, Albert Good, Randall J. Biallas, Park and Recreation Structures, →ISBN, page 24. From the entry freehandedness
  • And when the boy considers finding a more agreeable boss, he is persuaded that bosses are all the same.1965 October 2, Kurt Vonnegut, “Money Talks to the New Man”, in The New York Times Book Review, →ISSN, section I, page 324. From the entry employes
  • "It's as agreeable a name as there is.1944, Mazo de la Roche, The Building of Jalna, Little,Brown&co. From the entry Dennis
  • I was so eager to make their bedclothes agreeable and nice, I am afraid I was a bit loose-handed with the starch bottle.2010, Sebastian Barry, Annie Dunne, →ISBN. From the entry loose-handed
  • It was agreeable to see men, after days in this gyneceum, bringing the place to life, to see waiters speeding to their command.1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 61. From the entry gynaeceum
  • Vegetable soong was a medley of mostly fresh ingredients (frozen peas were the exception) served in a lettuce wrapper - agreeable but rather underseasoned.1983 May 22, Patricia Brooks, “Dining out; good but inconsistent Chinese”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry soong
  • Reflection finds the circumstance unfortunate that most of the agreeable actions of life are either forbidden or else deplorably behedged with restrictions.1927, James Branch Cabell, Straws and Prayer-Books. From the entry deplorably
  • Agreeable personality types are usually more willing to work with you to resolve the conflict, whereas nonagreeable personality types are more likely to use force to get their way.2023, Robert N. Lussier, David C. Kimball, Applied Sport Management Skills. From the entry nonagreeable
  • I call it studio time, although it's been a while since I got up at that hour to make a movie,” she said in a more agreeable tone.2013, Peter Evans, Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry ungodly hour
  • Carl Aster turned from the registration desk at the Sheraton Centre yesterday and saw an agreeable man stacking his load of packing cases on a baggage trolley.1985 June 3, Jane Gross, “Guests Find a New Kind of Bellhop at Hotels During a Strike”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New…. From the entry aster

Meaning of agreeable

  1. adjective Able to agree; possible to be agreed.
  2. adjective Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.
  3. adjective Willing; ready to agree or consent.

Full definition of agreeable

Questions about agreeable in a sentence

How do you use agreeable in a sentence?
Agreeable is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “She’s quite an agreeable person.”
What is a short sentence with agreeable?
“an agreeable contract”
What does agreeable mean?
Agreeable means able to agree; possible to be agreed.

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