manner

Example Sentences

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I said I want Derek to hang up the gloves regardless, but what Wilder does next if he wins really depends on the manner of the victory.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

James was whip-smart, meticulous in manner and dress, effortlessly charming.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

For O'Neill, the different manner of their respective World Cup dreams being extinguished will not impact the game.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Mike Piazza, the slugger expensively coached from boyhood in the modern manner, saw “the silver spoons of his youth smelted into the first of ten consecutive Silver Slugger awards.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I knew them, of course, the monks in the dust cloud chasing after me, swinging their old swords in the air in the manner of those unaccustomed to sword-swinging.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri