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Example sentences for "cordial"

Lexicographically close words:
cordatis; corde; corded; cordelle; cordi; cordiale; cordiality; cordiall; cordially; cordials
  1. After a cordial pressure of the hand, Louis left the old notary and turned in the direction of Mariette's home.

  2. The deputies and the City Government at once gave their cordial assent to these articles.

  3. Saying this, the knight took a cordial farewell of Master Gresham and of Lady Anne, giving Ernst a kind shake of the hand.

  4. But his tone was not quite cordial enough to satisfy me.

  5. I have come to ask a favor of you, sir," said I, as polite to that hostile back as if I had been addressing a cordial face.

  6. A cordial co-operation with me (for vanity apart, no one is so much feared or respected in Leghorn as myself) is absolutely necessary.

  7. The Admiral desires they will accept his most sincere and cordial thanks for their very gallant behaviour in this glorious battle.

  8. He did see Lord Howe, at that time First Lord, asking him for a ship; and he renewed his cordial relations with Hood, then living in London.

  9. Cheered by the hope of cordial co-operation, Hood and Nelson resumed without delay their enthusiastic efforts.

  10. Nelson, being a seaman, sympathized of course with his own service, and with Hood, for whom he had most cordial admiration, both personal and professional.

  11. His reception by the latter, whom he never before had met, was not only cordial but flattering.

  12. Marston, to whom cordial acknowledgment is made for the untiring pains taken in prosecuting necessary inquiries, which could not have been done without great delay by one not living in England.

  13. This was greatly helped by his cordial good-will towards others, combined with disinterested zeal for the duty before him; the whole illumined by unusual sagacity and good sense.

  14. But to the end it remained true that between the officers and crews under Nelson's command and their chief, there was always that cordial regard which can only spring from the hearty sympathy of the commander with those beneath him.

  15. Of General Stuart's conduct in the operations he frequently speaks with cordial admiration.

  16. But you don't care for life abroad," she said with a cordial smile.

  17. Vronsky was more than cordial with him, and was obviously interested to know the artist's opinion of his picture.

  18. Levin certainly was out of humor, and in spite of all his desire to be affectionate and cordial to his charming visitor, he could not control his mood.

  19. While he was writing his ideas she was thinking how unnaturally cordial her husband had been to young Prince Tcharsky, who had, with great want of tact, flirted with her the day before they left Moscow.

  20. Serpuhovskoy had long given up all hope of Vronsky's career, but he liked him as before, and was now particularly cordial to him.

  21. Tis pleasure to our ears, A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears.

  22. Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And shed its fragrance there,-- The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care.

  23. She wrote a cordial letter of thanks (May 25).

  24. At the same time she expresses her cordial sympathy with the Italian cause.

  25. I have, also, to express cordial acknowledgments to the General Managers and other officers of various leading railway companies for information given respecting the organisation of railways in this country for military purposes.

  26. And this miserable courtesy shows as if a tormentor should give hot cordial drinks to one three-quarters dead o' th' rack, only to fetch the miserable soul again to endure more dog-days.

  27. So he rose without speaking, and paced up and down The long room, much afflicted, indeed, in his own Cordial heart for Matilda.

  28. And I have been much encouraged by finding that some workers in both of these fields have found my scheme of use in their practice and have even, in some few cases, given it a cordial general approval.

  29. Pray accept my cordial thanks for the instruction and interest which I have received.

  30. Finally let me thank you for the kind manner in which you refer to my work, and with cordial good wishes for your success.

  31. With cordial thanks for your most valuable letters.

  32. He always stands in the top place among our gods--Give him my cordial regards, always, mind.

  33. Mr. Browning had always remained on outwardly friendly terms with his stepmother; and both he and his children were rewarded for this forbearance by the cordial relations which grew up between themselves and two of her sons.

  34. In later years he associated on cordial terms with men of very various interests and professions; and only writers of conspicuous merit, whether in prose or poetry, attracted him as such.

  35. The times require it; but your last political letter was a cordial to my spirits.

  36. This astounding event made the sensation on which Max counted; so that when they all returned at five o'clock, nothing was talked of in every household but the cordial understanding between Max and Flore and the nephew of old Rouget.

  37. Therefore it is well to be cordial to the Bridaus, and at the same time endeavor to turn those mortgages into money.

  38. In London his chief friend was Mr. Francis Bennoch, also a merchant, who consorted much with people of creative genius, and delighted to gather them at his table, where they were entertained with a cordial and charming hospitality.

  39. In declining a cordial invitation from Bridge to come to Washington, in February, 1862, he gave renewed emphasis to this opinion.

  40. A cordial invitation to the criminal to come forward and be executed was received in wooden silence by the school, with the exception of Johnson III.

  41. But a cordial invitation from the senior day-room to be the guest of the evening at about the biggest rag of the century had been refused on the plea of fatigue.

  42. She was so kind and cordial that Jack had not a word to say.

  43. Miss Bailey extended a cordial invitation to her colleague and neighbor to visit Room 18 at any convenient hour.

  44. This statement, when it was translated by those who understood it to those who did not, met with a cordial rumble of approval.

  45. He was a man of very gentle, cordial nature, but not one of extraordinary brilliancy.

  46. During the first winter I spent in Washington in the War Department I had constant opportunities of seeing Mr. Lincoln, and of conversing with him in the cordial and unofficial manner which he always preferred.

  47. I'll give thee a Glass of a most delicious Cordial that I keep for my own drinking.

  48. But, Miss Polly-- in the way of Friendship, will you give me leave to propose a Glass of Cordial to you?

  49. Money is not so strong a Cordial for the Time.

  50. The afternoon was exquisite--one of the cool, clear, perfect days that followed the storm in the middle of August; and it seemed to hang over the great ship like a cordial smile.

  51. Our friend began the day prosperously, finding everybody cordial and gay, and doing, as he thought, his full share towards the enlivenment of each call.

  52. He is imposing as a man of importance and his greeting was cordial to kindliness.

  53. That they may grow ever stronger and more cordial should be the prayer of every man of the English speaking race.

  54. There are people who are won by a cordial manner, and there are others who are won by a snub.

  55. Mrs. Jones-Dexter came in and vouchsafed a smile of cordial welcome to Happie, though Margery had been her favorite since her increased acquaintance with the girls.


  56. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cordial" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.