sagely

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You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

At one point, Mr. Loomis quotes his protagonist sagely predicting, “we’ll have a depression . . . and it will be the end of an era.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Labour has nodded sagely at the urgency of the issue.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

The film, which Mr. Canby called “a sagely funny comedy, both heartfelt and sophisticated,” gave the singer Rubén Blades his breakout acting role.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

“You know what they say about love,” Mom said sagely, “the more you pester someone the more it means you love them.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos