Are you allowed to dine late,' asked Ida patronisingly of her sister, 'when you are not at school?
Seeing what it had come to, Stepan Trofimovitch became more condescending than ever, and on the journey began to behave almost patronisingly to Varvara Petrovna--which she at once laid up in her heart against him.
Von Lembke tried to defend himself, called him "young man" before other people, and slapped him patronisingly on the shoulder, but made no impression.
Mrs Jonathan stooped majestically, and imprinted her lips patronisingly on the forehead, as much as to say, 'I receive you into the family of the Payne Perrys, since you are respectably connected.
Miss Gwynne patronisingly singles out Rowland Prothero, who, reserved by nature, feels doubly so amongst the ill-assorted elements around him.
Yes, and my young gentlemanpatronisingly replies that he 'appreciates my reluctance, and reserves them for a future time.
Mrs. Sepulvida, following the amused eyes of Arthur, asked Miss Rosey patronisingly where she had seen her phenomenon.
Aboriginal dispersion And even envy praised her Audience that patronisingly listens outside a room or window But to pay the vulgar penalty of prison--ah!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "patronisingly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
