doubtfully
Example Sentences
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"This is what he looks like now?" asks Bradford University's Prof Hassan Ugail doubtfully.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
“I suppose I could look for it in the morning,” she replies doubtfully.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
Even then, it’s oddly disowned and unidiomatic: “Everyone at school is saying that I’m a gay,” Trevor tells us, doubtfully.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
“I don’t know, dude,” the other deputy replies doubtfully.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
I looked at him doubtfully: thin and drawn, with thighs and arms so puny that no muscle showed even when he flexed them.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
