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Example sentences for "searchingly"

Lexicographically close words:
searcher; searchers; searches; searcheth; searching; searchings; searchlight; searchlights; searcht; seared
  1. Nevil looked searchingly at this man whom he hated above all men.

  2. Fred Denville looked his sister searchingly in the face, and its innocent candid expression satisfied him, and he drew a sigh full of relief.

  3. He raised his trembling hands to his lips in a nervous, excited way, looking searchingly and furtively by turns in his child's piteous face.

  4. Claire looked searchingly at him as she rose from her knees; and then she sighed as she saw May fling herself into her father's arms.

  5. Eugene's large eyes looked searchingly into the sealed book of his cousin's shrewd countenance.

  6. The emperor looked searchingly at the troubled countenance of the margrave, who blushed beneath his gaze, and cast down his eyes.

  7. The porter that stood near the grated door looked searchingly at the mask that presumed to tarry before those dismal gates whereof he was the guardian.

  8. He looked at me searchingly out of his keen dark eyes, but I sipped my coffee leisurely and seemed to be quite unconscious of his scrutiny.

  9. Trent glanced at her searchingly as his ear caught the note of strain in her voice.

  10. Sara's gaze ranged searchingly over the little groups of people sprinkled about the lawn.

  11. The writer of the one-act play deliberately isolates so that he may throw the strong flashlight more searchingly on some one significant event, on some fundamental element of character, on some moving emotion.

  12. Then he started and stared, for there was a fine-looking middle-aged lady seated near the doctor's table, who turned to look at him searchingly as he stopped short.

  13. The smile of happiness that broke over Spinrobin's face was certainly reflected in the eyes that gazed so searchingly into his own, without the smallest sign of immodesty, yet without the least inclination to drop the eyelids.

  14. For perhaps thirty seconds they stared most searchingly into each other's eyes, drawing slightly apart.

  15. The terrific splendors of Skale's possible achievement dazzled the very windows of his soul, but at the same time the sweet uses of normal human life called searchingly to him from within.

  16. He gazed down very searchingly into the other's eyes for a minute or two, then shook the proffered hand without another word.

  17. They have fixed my marriage for the eighth of October,' she answered; and the manner of the reply struck even Liz, and her great hollow eyes dwelt yet more searchingly on the girl's sweet face.

  18. Walter repeated, and his eye, sharp with suspicion, dwelt searchingly on her face.

  19. In turn, all the rest of the pupils were searchingly inspected, but not one bore the slightest resemblance to the ill-fated Kanshusai.

  20. The woman regarded him searchingly and after a few moments of this close scrutiny, she inquired: "Are you not Hayashi who lived in Fukagawa fifteen years ago?

  21. No wonder," said the old sailor, looking at the boy searchingly as he ringed up the remainder of the fishing-line.

  22. The doctor looked at the speaker searchingly for a few moments, and then said, quietly: "Can we do anything to try and save his life, my man?

  23. For answer Miss Sallie smiled and looked searchingly at Mrs. Thurston.

  24. Peter Dillon handed Bab an envelope addressed to "Miss Barbara Thurston," looking at her searchingly as he did so.

  25. It seemed to Neale that his chief looked searchingly at him, as if somehow the short absence had made a change in him.

  26. Then, as the Mohawk looked searchingly into his face, the lad suddenly remembered that he must uphold the honor of his tribe.

  27. He gazed searchingly into the eyes of the lad, and examined the medicine-trophy many times before he committed himself.

  28. She laid her hands upon his shoulders, and forced him back, so that she could gaze searchingly in his eyes.

  29. Armstrong could not suppress a start, and he looked keenly at the Conte, whose eyes seemed to be fixed searchingly upon his, as if to read the secret thoughts of his heart.

  30. With a wild light of terror in his eyes, he looked searchingly round him.

  31. He looked searchingly at Max, and asked abruptly: "Is he dead?

  32. Carrie said nothing; but there was in her eyes, as she glanced searchingly round her, a peculiar look of wistful dread which puzzled Max and made him wonder what fear it was that was in her mind.

  33. Apparently some hint of this reached the other, for after a moment of silent, expectant tension, she lifted her face from Marise's shoulder and looked up searchingly into her face.

  34. She looked up keenly and searchingly into Marise's face, and at what she caught there, she contradicted herself hastily, before Marise could open her lips.

  35. Ulrich said nothing, but continued to gaze searchingly at Leo's features in solicitous anxiety.

  36. She glanced searchingly to right and left, as though she suspected the avenger might be crouching in the ditch.

  37. His furtive gaze wandered searchingly along the massive black shelves and cupboards which lined the small room, and from which the gold of the bookbindings cast a soft shimmer.

  38. He looked at her searchingly through his glasses, holding her hand firmly clasped in his.

  39. Mr. Lorimer's eyes became visible as two brilliant pin-points turned searchingly upon her face.

  40. Barbara, looking searchingly at the other girl.

  41. And again Senator Burton looked searchingly down into the lovely, flushed little face; but the deep-blue, guileless-looking eyes met his questioning gaze very frankly.

  42. And then the Senator looked down searchingly into the young Englishwoman's face.

  43. He turned now, and looked searchingly into my face, no glimpse of a smile in the gray eyes.

  44. It was so quiet in the stone passageway as to almost frighten me, but she took me in her arms, and looked searchingly into my face.

  45. But suddenly she started, and looked searchingly around the room.

  46. But suddenly it sank helpless to her side, and she looked long and searchingly into Count Esterhazy's face.

  47. As the clock on the marble mantel struck the hour, the count stopped before his young visitor, and looked searchingly at his mild and effeminate farce.

  48. Suddenly he laid the miniature down, and placing his hands upon Isabella's shoulders, he looked searchingly at her pale countenance.

  49. Louis looked searchingly at the face of his young wife.

  50. It was the captain's turn now to look searchingly into his companion's face.

  51. When they reached the room in which Martha had nursed her for so many years--the little crib still occupied one corner--the old woman took the wide hat from the girl's head and looked long and searchingly into her eyes.

  52. The doctor slackened the reins until they rested on the dashboard, and with a quick movement turned half around and looked searchingly into Jane's eyes.

  53. Her grave eyes were fixed on his face too searchingly for that.


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