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Example sentences for "said drily"

  • You underrate yourself, young man," he said drily, "or your college professors have wandered from the truth.

  • You appear," he said drily, "to have discretion.

  • For the reasons which you have heard from Mr. Ducaine himself," he said drily, "I came to the conclusion that he was mistaken in his suggestion.

  • If it were that easy," he said drily, "you wouldn't be bargaining.

  • Yes," he said drily; "I suppose there is a certain stimulus in saving England before breakfast.

  • I severed my connection with the police some time ago," I said drily.

  • A natural and healthy curiosity, Mr. Lyndon," he said drily.

  • Did you ever," he said drily, "hear of what's called collusion?

  • Just so," he said drily, "but you see there's my niece to be thought of.

  • You have to look at facts," he said drily, "or rather the want of them.

  • I don't know that it matters very much what I think," he said drily.

  • She must be a fool, you know," he said drily.

  • I don't advise you to tell the others that," I said drily.

  • That is precisely what we should all have supposed," I said drily.

  • I suppose you understand the hang of this, Sir John," I said drily.

  • You see we happen to be a free country," he said drily, "and Burrows and his like happen to be running us just now.

  • I regard Fontenoy as a very competent person," he said drily.

  • I want to make a few notes,' he said drily, when it was arranged; 'I should be glad to satisfy myself.

  • I have very little sanguineness of any sort in my composition,' he said drily.

  • Very well,' he said drily, his colour rising.


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