benignly

Example Sentences

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Not unlike the genre of naughty village quirk that gave us “Calendar Girls,” “Wicked Little Letters” is benignly enjoyable in its take on a true story of hidden feelings, farcical expression and righteous action.

From Los Angeles Times

When E. coli fail to attach and colonize the gut, the pathogen benignly moves through and passes out of the body.

From Science Daily

Seeing Aidan through the eyes of people who view him benignly, even lovingly, we feel the danger in each of this monster’s relationships and the ways in which people are blinded to it.

From New York Times

"I feel benignly towards those small discretions or small white lies that we sometimes tell each other."

From Salon

Clad in a Manchester City scarf, he smiled benignly as he watched the fruits of his fortune achieve the ultimate victory.

From BBC