as in friendliness
the quality or state of being social
her sociability was called into question when she said she hated parties
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Recent Examples of sociability
For McIver, the campaign’s atmosphere of resolve and sociability was intoxicating.
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Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Practicing these three simple gestures (five different weekly contacts, three more genuine monthly exchanges, and one hour of daily sociability), awakens a part of ourselves that is too often put on the back burner or underestimated.
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Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
Besides the gleaming blue hull, the 60-footer has an open layout that encourages sociability while promoting privacy in areas like the sunbed at the stern or foredeck lounge.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
Consumers such as young adults seeking sociability or elderly patients seeking relief, and everyone in between, are denied the option to choose products aligned with responsible use.
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Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Practicing these three simple gestures (five different weekly contacts, three more genuine monthly exchanges, and one hour of daily sociability), awakens a part of ourselves that is too often put on the back burner or underestimated.
—
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
Besides the gleaming blue hull, the 60-footer has an open layout that encourages sociability while promoting privacy in areas like the sunbed at the stern or foredeck lounge.
—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
Consumers such as young adults seeking sociability or elderly patients seeking relief, and everyone in between, are denied the option to choose products aligned with responsible use.
—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sociability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociability
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There’s the Swede promoting the power of ranch dressing, the Italians marveling at fountain drinks with ice and free refills, the English rhapsodizing over chicken parm and just about everyone shouting out the friendliness of the businesses that served them.
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Keewaydin Island Keewaydin Island is an eight-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island located between Naples and Marco Island, known for its totally unspoiled white-sand beaches and dog-friendliness.
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Known for her singing and gregariousness, Ishikawa is as much a presence on the pitch as off it.
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Accommodations include four guest cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite, alongside generous social areas conceived around conviviality and everyday life on board.
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.
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“Sociability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociability. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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