congenial

In a sentence

Six example sentences with congenial, each labelled with its topic.

• The narrow courtyard proved congenial to the studio's work, giving north light and quiet exactly where the drafting tables sat.

  Architecture

• Warm shallow water is congenial to the seagrass, which spreads quickly wherever the current stays slow and the sand fine.

  Environment

• The garage office was hardly congenial to hiring, so they moved once the team outgrew four desks and one bathroom.

  Startups

• The quiet coastal town proved congenial to her writing, and she finished two novels there in three years.

  Literature

• Damp caves are congenial to the fungus, which spreads across the walls wherever the temperature stays even.

  Science

• The old chapel's stone walls are congenial to choral singing, holding each chord for a full two seconds.

  Music

Found in these word lists

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