Congenial

Examples

• Not much argument was needed to maintain the truth of a theory which to his own contemporaries seemed so natural and congenial. Plato. The Republic.
• There were things in the way of thought of the dark-white Mediterranean race; they were congenial to that type. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• My friend's temper had not improved since he had been deprived of the congenial surroundings of Baker Street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Adults were also found, even among the nimble-witte d Greeks, to whom abstract reasoning was not altogether congenial. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The strong tide, so swift, so deep, and certain, was like a congenial friend, in the morning stillness. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I then asked Richard whether he had thought of any more congenial pursuit. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• In general a man can only receive his highest development in a congenial state or family, among friends or fellow-workers. Plato. The Republic.
• But, if congenial to philosophy, it is apt to be dangerous to the commonwealth. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• There was something very congenial to him in Birkin. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I was not made so enduring to be mated with a lamb; I should find more congenial responsibility in the charge of a young lioness or leopardess. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It was not congenial to them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• As I found the family congenial my visits became frequent. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• They found a resting-place at last and kindred and congenial neighbours on the tablelands of Asia Minor among the Seljuk Turks. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• At a short distance, we passed the young man and the dog, in congenial company. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• So far from congenial had the union proved, that separation at last ensued--separation by mutual consentnot after any legal process. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The iron country farther north is, I suppose, the congenial direction for a boy with these tendencies. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The Irish found the priest congenial, and resisted the Reformation obstinately and bitterly. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I certainly feel it congenial. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He hastened upstairs, and a few minutes later I heard the slam of the hall door, which told me that he was off once more upon his congenial hunt. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• And Louis met him in congenial spirit. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• That there was something kindred in their nature, something congenial in their souls, something mysteriously sympathetic in their bosoms, was evident. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Sang to her, as congenial melody, “Evening Bells”. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Coleridge, Southey, and other congenial friends, whom the chemist met under Dr. Beddoes' oof, shared in the general admiration of his mental and social qualities. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• They would doubtless be congenial with the generality of female minds. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The noise of the wind over the heath was shrill, and as if it whistled for joy at finding a night so congenial as this. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The work I found congenial, and I determined to continue it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• And I have no doubt she did; or that he loved her, however strange it may appear; though, to be sure, they were a congenial couple. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

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