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Example sentences for "inquisitively"

Lexicographically close words:
inquiry; inquisidor; inquisitionis; inquisitions; inquisitive; inquisitiveness; inquisitor; inquisitores; inquisitorial; inquisitoribus
  1. A couple of worried, hungry mongrel dogs came nosing about fearfully, heads cocked inquisitively when they caught sight of me.

  2. The lonely cows ambled inquisitively toward me, and were evidently greatly appreciative of a thorough milking, though few cared to drink milk from cows pastured in that poisoned zone, where every inch of ground was septic.

  3. The figure of a man loomed up suddenly against the glow of a flashlight as he threw the round, white ray inquisitively here and there over the rear wall.

  4. He who regards it directly and intensely sees, it is true, the star, but it is the star without a ray-while he who surveys it less inquisitively is conscious of all for which the star is useful to us below-its brilliancy and its beauty.

  5. For some moments he remained silent, merely looking me inquisitively in the face.

  6. She looked inquisitively at her companion.

  7. He looked inquisitively at Sylvia, and his hard face softened.

  8. And out of the corner of his eye he inquisitively observed his nephew with the keenness of a scientist bent on taking notes.

  9. Vincent inquisitively turned his head, and in doing so, almost let the charcoal in his censer fall upon the priest's chasuble.

  10. The cock still maintained his position, every now and then glancing inquisitively at the girl's chin with his gleaming eye.

  11. In the midst of them he caught sight of Albine, who, not believing him so near her, was peering inquisitively into the green depths.

  12. The young priest jumped down, looking inquisitively around him and questioning the doctor, who was hurriedly fastening the horse to a ring fixed in the wall.

  13. But it would be idle to deny that he felt disappointed by her want of confidence in him, and that he looked inquisitively at the advertisement more than once on his way back to his own house.

  14. The rector proceeded on his walk, rather surprised to find his thoughts running inquisitively on a woman who was a stranger to him.

  15. Piragoff looked about him inquisitively and his eye fell on the long wall-case with the dimly-seen, pallid shapes of the company within it.

  16. He scowled forbiddingly at me, he scrutinized the other customer, craning sideways to survey him in the mirror, he looked about the shop and he stared inquisitively at the parlor door.

  17. She began to feel a distinct aversion for her hostess, and her eyes turned with involuntary annoyance to the square-backed form of Linda, still inquisitively suspended on the fence.

  18. The boy laid down his knife and fork, and looked fixedly and inquisitively on Kenelm.

  19. She stroked his beautiful head, from which his sharp eye first glanced inquisitively at her and then at the stranger.

  20. The knights were astonished to hear this, and looked inquisitively at Truchses.

  21. The Duke was silent, and looked inquisitively at the knights, as if to hear their opinion.

  22. Barbelle, and looked at him inquisitively in the face.

  23. The assembled party looked at me inquisitively as I produced the tie.

  24. A black dress with some scarlet ribbons and a few jewels enhanced her wonderful beauty; all eyes were turned inquisitively towards her, and their owners asked feverishly: 'Who is she?

  25. The King looked at him inquisitively several times, as if trying to learn something from the expression of his face; at length he said laconically: 'Cold.

  26. Henniche glanced at it and Globig looked inquisitively at the message but could not read it, for their host put it into his pocket and dismissed the lackey.

  27. A window at the side of the house, all grown round with creepers, framed in a sweet girlish head which looked down from it inquisitively on the bustle in the street.

  28. Some day when some poor, unsuspecting tenderfoot is peering inquisitively down one of these well-like springs, the volcano may suddenly come into play again and convert the water into steam that will shoot him clear up into the moon.

  29. Starlight dwelt on even mobile features, a high forehead, slender hands and eyes that looked inquisitively into his.

  30. Train leaves in an hour and a half," Kerth volunteered, taking a seat and staring inquisitively at the ashes as they fluttered to the floor.

  31. She did not now say those former terrible words to him, but looked simply, merrily, and inquisitively at him.

  32. As they were going round the Sukharev water tower Natasha, who was inquisitively and alertly scrutinizing the people driving or walking past, suddenly cried out in joyful surprise: "Dear me!

  33. Pleased to be befriended in this his strait, Israel yet looked inquisitively upon the man, not completely satisfied with his good intentions.

  34. The repast was spread on the grass, and being over, the good knight again looking inquisitively at Israel, ordered a comfortable bed to be laid in the barn, and here Israel spent a capital night.

  35. Sometimes, when Psyche wandered round the castle, she knocked nervously, inquisitively at Astra's door, who graciously allowed her to enter.

  36. A little farther they passed the goat-pen against the wall, and two or three goats looked up inquisitively as they walked by out of long, shallow eyes.

  37. While he was thus occupied, Careless, who was seated on a bench, observed the man look inquisitively at his customer, and began to regret that they had entered the shop.

  38. A mounted trooper, it appeared, had raised himself in the saddle, and was peering inquisitively at the house.

  39. As they passed through the back part of the house on the way to the stables, they met two or three women-servants, who glanced inquisitively at the new groom, and thought him a good-looking young fellow.

  40. The hungry eyes of Pierre followed them as they circled the hall again; and this time Wilbur, perhaps fearing that something had gone wrong with Pierre, steered close to the edge of the dancing crowd and looked inquisitively across.

  41. His head was downward; it was not till the blue eyes flashed inquisitively up that Father Anthony recognized Pierre.

  42. He peered inquisitively at the opening, waddled over to another entrance, returned, and listened eagerly.

  43. As the otter, inquisitively following the line of the scent, came to the ponds, she heard the croaking of countless frogs hidden in the duckweed that lay over the entire surface of the water.

  44. Had Arthur been with us, I am sure we should have indulged in a hearty laugh at the curious faces of those thick-jawed creatures as they looked down upon us inquisitively to ascertain what we were about.

  45. He examined them on all sides, sniffing and looking inquisitively at their faces.

  46. Throughout the morning people strolled inquisitively round the four corpses.


  47. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "inquisitively" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.