comprehendingly

Example Sentences

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The stocky, mild man at the other end of the line nodded comprehendingly.

From Time Magazine Archive

M. Bouc explained the object of their visit, and the big detective nodded comprehendingly.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

This part of the training should lead up to and culminate in a thesis dealing with some major phase of the subject comprehendingly in its setting and connections.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

"I took her on purpose," continued Carthew—"to see how she——" Daphne, deeply interested, nodded comprehendingly.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

To look comprehendingly up at cathedral vaults and spires, one must also look beyond them at the city and the people and times that created them.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.