soothingly

Example Sentences

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Soothingly authoritarian staff dispense diagnostic wisdom and encourage us to join our fellow patients for puzzles and games at the tables flanking the central open stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Soothingly nerdy appreciation of the metal kids' construction kits.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013

Soothingly he assured the adjutants general that the trimming-down, as well as the anticipated 10% cut in U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soothingly the committee's ranking Republican, New York's John Taber, reported that committee Republicans had strongly supported Ike in the teeth of Democratic opposition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soothingly now the water is running over and around these rocks, or whitens their outlines with foam; granting their piteous torsos, in merciful caprice, a day's brief respite from the agony of its scourgings.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa