benevolently
Example Sentences
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The new lions are looking a tad ferocious rather than benevolently regal.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022
He is benevolently condescending and professorial, inviting us to share his delight in the early American audience's "wonderful" naiveté and truculence.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
The set responds to Khan’s excitement and distress, but not benevolently.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021
Huertas was at ease with his guitar in his hands, sometimes studiously taking notes or so benevolently giving them that it’s difficult to see that it wasn’t everyone’s idea.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
“All right now,” he said benevolently when he had taken the camera back and flipped it off.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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