sternly
Example Sentences
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"When you have lightning less than three miles away that’s a mandatory evacuation," a US Secret Service officer said sternly to a family that was protesting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Coming down sternly against the fake judgements, the top court last Friday stayed the lower court's order on the property dispute.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Faithful ally Eric Nam sternly points out to him that his rants are throwing off everyone else’s game.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
When asked if she would congratulate Venezuela’s María Corina Machado on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the Mexican president sternly replied: “No comment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
“Now, I ask you, you blundering booby,” said my guardian, very sternly, “once more and for the last time, what the man you have brought here is prepared to swear?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
