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Example sentences for "tacitly"

Lexicographically close words:
tacho; tachycardia; tacit; tacita; tacite; tacito; taciturn; taciturnity; tack; tacked
  1. Though far too polite to contradict, I could see that nothing in the world would induce him to credit the tale of my walking from San Demetrio that day--it was tacitly relegated to the regions of fable.

  2. Secrecy in such matters is out of the question, as with the Arabs; there is too much gossip, and too little coyness about what is natural; your friendships are openly recognized, and tacitly approved.

  3. The natural scientist who puts the third question, for instance, shows his unsullied love of truth by the simple fact that he tacitly passes over the second.

  4. The world which offers gifts and tacitly undertakes to ask no questions as to the real state of the timeserver's inner mind, loses no less than the timeserver himself who receives the gifts and promises to hold his peace.

  5. The Cabinet, which had already been blamed by many of its followers for tacitly authorising the banquet, considered that it was justified in retracing its steps.

  6. It was tacitly agreed that the challenged party should meet at one final banquet; that the authorities, without interfering to prevent the meeting, should prosecute its organizers, and that the courts should pronounce judgment.

  7. Common-sense tacitly presupposes the reality of the unity of the spirit.

  8. The detective--for he had tacitly admitted the fact of his profession--looked doubtfully at Talbot Bulstrode.

  9. He clung desperately to Talbot Bulstrode, but he clung with still wilder desperation to the detective, the professional criminal hunter, who had in a manner tacitly pledged himself to the discovery of the real homicide.

  10. He came to her in the hope that she would justify herself, and she tacitly acknowledged her humiliation.

  11. I believe we are continually taking a most erroneous view, when we tacitly admit to ourselves that sediment is being deposited over nearly the whole bed of the sea, at a rate sufficiently quick to embed and preserve fossil remains.

  12. In our discussion on embryology, we shall see why such characters are so valuable, on the view of classification tacitly including the idea of descent.

  13. A truce was tacitly declared, though not without the proviso, at least on Juffrouw Laps's part, that hostilities should be reopened as soon as curiosity as to Pennewip's visit had been sufficiently satisfied.

  14. The last kind of individual exhibition was still performed by Iligliuk, to whom in this, as in almost everything else, the other women tacitly acknowledged their inferiority, by quietly giving place to her on every occasion.

  15. They would not risk any move at present; they would wait and tacitly accept the fence, or pretend to accept it, as a natural inconvenience.

  16. It was in the early days of the 'sixties that the most appropriate title to be bestowed upon new arrivals was tacitly settled.

  17. Thus they made the tour of the stables; and though Henry's remarks on the subject of slapped horse-flesh had been anything but those of an expert, it was tacitly agreed that Mr. Flower and he had taken to each other.

  18. It is tacitly recognised that your life-work is finished, that your ambitions are accomplished or not, and that your hopes are at an end.

  19. Again they tacitly acquiesced in the soft impeachment.

  20. She stood with downcast eyes idly picking at the sleeve of her dress, seeming to have tacitly acquiesced in the proposal.

  21. Fonseca received a letter from the sovereigns, tacitly reproving him, and ordering him to show all possible attention to the wishes of Columbus, and to see that he was treated with honor and deference.

  22. He tacitly permitted many abuses; endeavoring by mildness and indulgence to allay the jealousies and prejudices awakened against him, and by various concessions to lure the factious to the performance of their duty.

  23. You are not wise," said Elsie, in a faltering voice, "to break the restraint we have tacitly imposed upon ourselves.

  24. This was tacitly understood; even before the suggestion of such a course had passed the lips of anyone.

  25. Security is always odious in a pleader, and a judge who is sensible of his authority tacitly demands respect.

  26. Men are tacitly expected to "get to the point," and to be reasonably brief in what they have to say.

  27. You have tacitly admitted that your sister married me.

  28. For once, Maseden's orders were tacitly ignored, even by himself.

  29. Many times was he tempted to change his quarters, and thus tacitly admit his identity; but cold prudence as often forbade any such folly.

  30. When he had sensibly recognized his error, and had appeared content to wait patiently and considerately, she had tacitly assented to his hopes and those of his parents.

  31. He had breakfast on the table when Ben came in, and they ate by the light of a smoky lamp, tacitly pretending that no miracle was afoot.

  32. He does so by tacitly invoking the aid of some other form of homogamy in every case.

  33. To make such studies is to recognize metaphysics, but instead of doing of doing this tacitly and implicitly we should do it openly and explicitly.

  34. To be sure it was tacitly understood, by those who could read between the lines, that this must be the belief of the Freudian school, since their conclusions were said to be true of all the psychoneuroses.

  35. It was a street in which duels were tacitly permitted, or connived at, in Malta, and were suffered to pass as accidental encounters.

  36. The three kings tacitly relinquished their sway, but stood up stoutly for their treasure.

  37. I feel myself master of them, and they tacitly acknowledge it.

  38. My wife knew of these before marriage and tacitly approved them, but set herself directly against both of them immediately after.


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