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Example sentences for "ungraciously"

Lexicographically close words:
ungovernable; ungoverned; ungraceful; ungracefully; ungracious; ungraded; ungrammatical; ungranted; ungrateful; ungratefully
  1. When, therefore, the Chief of Glencoe made his appearance at the congress in Glenorchy, he was ungraciously received.

  2. Before the last ships departed, news came that those who had sailed by the first ships had been ungraciously received at Brest.

  3. I hit him with the pillow," growled Fred, ungraciously enough.

  4. He felt a little uncomfortable in remembering how ungraciously he had borne himself.

  5. Mrs. Bower ungraciously bade him not to trouble himself, to pay as soon as he could.

  6. It was done, ungraciously enough, and Thyrza hastened back.

  7. Come along of me while I lock up," said Ketch, somewhat less ungraciously than usual.

  8. They procured a lantern, Ketch ungraciously supplying it; and the sexton, taking two or three of the spectators with him, proceeded to the search.

  9. So he went back ungraciously to his daily tasks.

  10. Supper was over, but Hannah ungraciously brought him out some cold bacon and bread.

  11. Ungraciously he obeyed; and just as ungraciously he continued his grumbling in her ladyship's presence.

  12. He had received an immense service from Westray, and he would not accept it ungraciously or make little of it.

  13. The Rector contented himself with the permission, however ungraciously accorded, and found himself a little later in Mr Sharnall's room.

  14. He did it as ungraciously as he dared, and as soon as he had finished he left the room.

  15. That may be," I replied, ungraciously and curtly.

  16. For these he had sued in the humblest manner, and, when unjustly and ungraciously repulsed, had thanked those who had repulsed him, and had begun to sue again.

  17. He now and then praised Mr. Wordsworth and Mr. Coleridge, but ungraciously and without cordiality.

  18. Olga impatiently jerked her dress from his grasp, but something in his eyes held her against her will, and under cover of a burst of laughter from another group, she leaned over the wheelchair and ungraciously enough asked what he wanted.

  19. The other sat apart at the window; his cup thanklessly deserted before it was empty, his meat left ungraciously half-eaten on his plate.

  20. And now, instead of placing himself at the table, and addressing his story directly to the rector, he withdrew silently and ungraciously to the window-seat.

  21. The prince answered rather ungraciously that the matter was entirely out of his hands now, and that therefore he could give no answer to the Royal message.

  22. Chesterfield took the demand thus ungraciously made with his usual composure and politeness.

  23. Both Dundee and Balcarras swelled the crowd which thronged to greet the deliverer, and were not ungraciously received.

  24. The Vicar of Kinsale was among those who went to pay their duty: he was presented by the Bishop of Chester, and was not ungraciously received, [171] James learned that his cause was prospering.

  25. The punishment for striking in the palace was the loss of the offending right hand; but this punishment the Prince of Orange ungraciously remitted.

  26. Thus writes Adam Anderson in 1787, somewhat ungraciously seeking to damn England's business rivals with faint praise.

  27. In searching over the criminal records of our state and country, we seldom find a contrived infraction of the law by the class to which the writer so ungraciously alludes.

  28. But Tommy’s father insisted on having the glory of the deed, since he was paying for the bear with Matt’s gun, and his rival ungraciously yielded.

  29. And how ungraciously he had accepted these gifts of the gods, mewling and whining like a sulky child.

  30. The blessing of a woman who feels as kindly towards you as to her own daughter will accompany you, and no Emperor will ungraciously rebuff you, you lovely, loyal, charitable child.

  31. Would she have rebuffed him so ungraciously with her lips as with the pen?

  32. Under the changed circumstances, Emily would have acted ungraciously if she had persisted in holding to her first intention.

  33. Alban remained silent--ungraciously silent as Emily thought, after Mr. Wyvil's kindness to him.

  34. We are not especially needing anything," ungraciously replied his father.

  35. Amy was unhappy and miserable, and the next day ungraciously enough prepared and went to school.

  36. Albemarle informed the University, with many expressions of concern, that he had done his best, but that he had been coldly and ungraciously received by the King.

  37. His Majesty, it was most ungraciously added, had taken counsel on these matters with persons more competent to advise him than his inexperienced Lord Lieutenant could possibly be.

  38. Mulgrave was received not ungraciously at St. James's.

  39. But James was in a very different situation, and would soon learn the value of that aid which he had so ungraciously rejected.

  40. She had ventured to intercede with him on behalf of her old friend and preceptor Compton, who, for refusing to commit an act of flagitious injustice, had been suspended from his episcopal functions; but she had been ungraciously repulsed.

  41. Why did you receive my communication so ungraciously when I told you about my first visit to Brunneck?

  42. How was I to know that it would be so ungraciously received?

  43. This order was still more ungraciously complied with.

  44. I should have thought an effort could have been made on such an occasion," was his final thrust, as he gave his arm ungraciously to Nan, and conducted her with ominous solemnity to the table.

  45. Mr. Mayne, as he shook hands ungraciously with Nan, and then followed her into the work-room.


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