determinately

Example Sentences

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He lived quietly and determinately outside the literary mainstream.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The big question is whether or not Google's date-intensive method is determinately limited in some way.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2011

His attention, wherever it might be, was not given to his companions; he sat thoughtful, and determinately silent.

From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan

Bonnie Susan liked the prospect of the folds of her own silk dress best at that moment, to judge by the determinately downward glance of her eyes.

From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely

It was as impossible for Annie to turn away from laughter and merriment as it would be for a flower to keep its head determinately turned from the sun.

From A World of Girls The Story of a School by Meade, L. T.