The Irishman whom we had seen at the tunnel was standing deferentially near the foot of the bed.
The girl, with a portfolio of papers in her hand, smiled, and Travis quickly crossed the room and held the door deferentiallyopen as he whispered a word or two.
The Comptroller-General with head deferentially bent waited to catch the royal eye.
Chris hardly noticed that the scaffold was filling with people, until a figure came forward, in black, with a masked face, and bowed deferentially to the bishop; and in an instant silence fell again.
Chris waited, with his eyes deferentially cast down.
The few men and children he passed saluted himdeferentially as usual, and then turned fifty yards further on and stared at the young gentleman who, as they knew, was riding off on such an errand, and with such grave looks.
Mr. Morris stood deferentially by his chair as the examination was conducted.
Ralph answered courteously; and the other went on immediately, standing deferentiallybefore the chair where Ralph was seated, and fingering his cross.
And the lady, who was of portly appearance and uncertain age, gazed from the speaker standing deferentially before her, to a man of size, weight and importance seated in a comfortable chair at her side.
The words had a singular, a sibilant sound; he bowed deferentially and strode off, not toward his own chamber, however, but toward the great stairway leading down to the first story.
Reynard had deferentially submitted to their wishes in this respect, the understanding between them having been that he would not visit her before she was eighteen, except by the mutual consent of all parties.
The Moor slid forward deferentially as the gray figure turned.
He saluted anddeferentially edged a way for himself towards D'Hubert.
I do not say it was you, Selvagee; I but deferentially inquire.
Rip will tell you," said Richard, deferentially signalling the lawyer.
As Nippers, looking very sour and sulky, was departing, Turkey blandly and deferentially approached.
He made a long, profound obeisance, and steppeddeferentially to the table.
Manners deferentiallybowed his acquiescence, much to the amusement of Sir Ronald.
Never a soul came in here, your lordship, for a long time back," said Roger, deferentially doffing his cap.
Mr. Gamaliel Ives sent up his card to Miss Lucretia, and was shown deferentially into the parlor, where he sat mopping his brow and growing hot and cold by turns.
This one knew Jethro, greeted him deferentiallyas Judge Bass, and dipped the pen in the ink and handed it to him that he might register.
Society hesitated, wavered, oscillated between harshness and laxity, pitilessly sacrificing the weak, and deferentially following the strong.
Accordingly he carried his paper to Libri, a total stranger to him, and asked the old man, as deferentially as possible, to tell him whether the lines had any meaning.
Sammet deferentially made way for him, and withdrew towards the door.
A limousine was already drawn up at the curb, and the hotel starter was deferentially holding the door.
Christian never allowed himself to be treated as a servant by anyone but his master, and his master treated a servant more deferentially than an equal.
Cavalletto had deferentially suggested the words and tune, supposing him to have stopped short for want of more.
Skepsey fell upon his attitude for dialectical defence the modest form of the two hands at rolling play and the head deferentially sidecast.
The pained Editor deferentially smiled at her cheerful mention of Delphica.
A comic severity in the tone of the correction was deferentially accepted by Fenellan.
They also listened deferentially to their instructor.
It was with the most exaggerated respectfulness that the dingoes circled, sniffing, about Finn's legs, their bushy tails carried deferentially near the ground.
Acting upon this, Black-tip moved slowly, deferentially forward, and climbed the flat ledge of rock, his bushy tail respectfully curled between his legs.
The butler stepped forward, mounted the witness-stand, and bowed his head deferentially towards the judge.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "deferentially" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: gracefully; graciously; mannerly
