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  • "Hospitable" was once a high-ranking compliment, one of the nicest things you could say of people, redolent of all sorts of related traits like generosity, kindness, openness, and warmth.

    WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories Holland, Barbara 1999

  • "Hospitable" is now a word used mainly by hotels and resorts, and a hostess is the lady who walks you to your table.

    WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories Holland, Barbara 1999

  • Houstonist feels the word "Hospitable" would make for an excellent song.

    Houstonist 2009

  • Houstonist feels the word "Hospitable" would make for an excellent song.

    Houstonist 2009

  • Obstacles not worth mentioning stand in the way of that pleasure which I should, as usual, enjoy at your Hospitable house.

    Letter 232 2009

  • "Hospitable, to say the least," she commented to herself, obeying his command and coming up to the stove.

    CHAPTER 4 2010

  • She credited her activism to the legacy of her paternal grandfather, Reb Chaim “the Hospitable,” who helped members of the Jewish community in Kiev, Russia, deal with personal difficulties and conflicts with the authorities.

    Lucy Fox Robins Lang. 2009

  • Hospitable and courteous, Sosa himself welcomed everyone at the door personally, then endured the endless encomiums.

    GreenCine Daily: Santo Domingo Dispatch. 2006

  • Hospitable Church Planting a.k.a. the long-awaited "significance of a kitchen table" post

    Hospitable Church Planting (a.k.a. the long-awaited "significance of a kitchen table" post) Happy 2007

  • Hospitable Church Planting a.k.a. the long-awaited "significance of a kitchen table" post

    Archive 2007-08-01 Happy 2007

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