benevolently

Example Sentences

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The new lions are looking a tad ferocious rather than benevolently regal.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022

She doesn't benevolently lecture you on how you could, if you just tried, be economically simmering a pot of beans on the stove and roasting a chicken in the oven.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2021

She waved benevolently to her subjects, many of whom were seeing her for the first time.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 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