demurely
Example Sentences
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Bragg’s prosecution team immediately objected, and Judge Juan Merchan sustained the objection, but not before Cohen could demurely respond “sounds like something I would do.”
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
Later in spring, bloom continues more demurely, when Magnolia wilsonii and M. sieboldii, a couple of Larson’s favorite species, produce fragrant, nodding white flowers with pink to crimson stamens.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
Babst is the daughter of a serious horsewoman who won prizes by demurely riding sidesaddle — and other times appearing in drag as a man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
But she saw an intelligence in Kennedy that matched her own, and she was, demurely but fiercely, ambitious for him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2020
She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
