be solicitous
Example Sentences
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Britain had resolved to be solicitous toward the new president, and it fell to Mr. Darroch to lead the charm offensive.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2020
Some observers predict the governor will be solicitous to the McCain family’s wishes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
While I do my best to be solicitous, his eyelids droop and he barely speaks.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2016
He could also be solicitous, such as calling to check in with an informant after she underwent an operation.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2011
And be solicitous of laying them down just as they shall come, Faces upward, in a Downward and Oblique Line; taking them from the Topmost of the Pack until you have laid forth Seven, Cards.
From The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note by Edward Prime-Stevenson