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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.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "said drily" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
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;
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