adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
silence
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Robyn waited for him to break the spell of this wonderful, strangely companionable silence .
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He was teased about it but nevertheless would fetch up most evenings on my cot, smoking his chillum in companionable silence .
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Giancarlo smiled back and they walked along in companionable silence .
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We agreed about this message and sat in sad and companionable silence for a while.
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They often took long walks together, how ever, marching through the streets of London in companionable silence .
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But it wasn't a comfortable, companionable silence , at least not for Polly.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And some of those things make the Alien seem downright companionable .
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But it wasn't a comfortable, companionable silence, at least not for Polly.
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From it, as she passed, came the companionable muted clucking of hens settling for the night.
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He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionable father figure.
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He was teased about it but nevertheless would fetch up most evenings on my cot, smoking his chillum in companionable silence.
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Not pals, exactly, but companionable .
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We agreed about this message and sat in sad and companionable silence for a while.
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We will miss our colleagues and the companionable bright lights of the Charcot as she held station beside us through the nights.