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solemnly

adverb as in sedately

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In America: The National Catholic Review, for example, John Nassivera solemnly intones that ectogenesis is “a very serious thing.”

Four white-gloved cops in dress uniform solemnly carried in the tiny coffin.

These are not folks coming to solemnly worship during the several visiting hours open to non-Muslims.

Colleague John Guy shook hands solemnly with Zimmerman's counsel and murmured, "Congratulations."

“We celebrated mass publicly together and hugged solemnly,” Jalics would recall.

"They're great pink birds, without any feathers on 'em," replied the Hole-keeper, solemnly.

Now he was wagging his head solemnly, pulling his beard, and over and over repeating, "But hens is contrary—hens is contrary."

In the old house at the end of the street another light is blinking solemnly.

In Covenanting, if God's covenant has been laid hold on before, it is then again solemnly acceded to or renewed.

"All Ike's property to-day ain't as val'able to me now as that cent was then," Mr. Holmes answered solemnly.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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