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.
  • 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
  • By all accounts, the moon is not a hospitable place to be.
    Paul K. Byrne, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2019
  • 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
  • The first batch of whales seen would show up to check which ones in the whaling crew would be more hospitable.
    Krista Langlois, Smithsonian, 6 Apr. 2018
  • At the same time, Selma has made Airbnb’s list of most hospitable cities.
    William Thornton | [email protected], 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
  • Pigs, chickens and ducks were also not very hospitable places for the virus.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Apr. 2020
  • An antique blue, green, and brown tile backsplash is the source of the color scheme for this hospitable kitchen.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2023
  • And then these germs can find a hospitable niche and grow and cause infections.
    Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • All that has helped make HKEX more hospitable to the tech firms that exchanges covet.
    The Economist, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The home can be a private place as well as a place to be hospitable and personal.
    Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Here are the ten best waffle towels to make your dwelling even more hospitable.
    Men's Health, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Federal courts may be more hospitable, too, thanks to judges Trump appointed his first time around.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
  • 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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