How to Use collegiality in a Sentence

collegiality

noun
  • Yet none are as eager as Manchin to restore a bygone day of collegiality.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Ryan Crouser threw collegiality for Texas and will compete in the shot put.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
  • 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
  • Kliavkoff, who spoke of collegiality on Friday, also took a shot back.
    — oregonlive, 29 July 2022
  • His comments were striking in a chamber that has long valued decorum and collegiality.
    — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Little of that collegiality is in evidence these days.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Tara Davis-Woodhall ran collegiality for Texas and will compete in the long jump.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
  • 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
  • But the collegiality and camaraderie of the outdoor industry is also what may drive its best attributes.
    — Rachel Sturtz, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
  • Where rejection remains the norm, collegiality was once the reward.
    — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Yet those who know him describe a man of unshowy modesty and collegiality, with little discernible pretension.
    — Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In a world where college athletics seems to find new ways daily to lose their collegiality, LSU stands alone.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • There is, in the room, there’s a collegiality, there’s cooperation, there is respect, there is listening.
    — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 4 Nov. 2021
  • View from within Warsh, then, can be expected to meet stiff challenges when the meeting convenes, albeit from a group known for its collegiality.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • 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
  • This will drive a culture of collegiality and a feeling of purpose among employees, customers, partners and stakeholders.
    — David Wajsgras, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • If the collegiality on display at the new team’s first public outing dissolves, then the executive lineup is likely to become a war of attrition.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Lastly — and perhaps most important — even though the political divide was as wide in his time as in ours, Churchill fostered respect and collegiality.
    — Richard M. Langworth, National Review, 12 Aug. 2017
  • What happened was that 70 years of conflict were supplanted for a historical micromoment with a few hours of collegiality, at least on the surface.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • The board of directors, entirely composed of art dealers and gallery owners, is driven by a sense of collegiality and a commitment to the satisfaction of all exhibitors.
    — Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • For many years, purportedly to preserve its renowned sense of collegiality, the Second Circuit heard fewer cases en banc than any other circuit court.
    — The Insider, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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