testily
Example Sentences
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“As for other speed competitions testing human physical attributes,” he writes testily, “there is no stranger category than the many kinds of disgusting speed-eating contests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Subianto testily refused to accept both election results, but decided to join Widodo’s Cabinet after Widodo offered him the defense minister position in a bid for unity.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Dr. Vinson suspected the boy was diagnosed with O.D.D. partly because he had reacted testily to the other clinician during examination.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
He testily responds with, "So? I don't need a phone and a watch!"
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021
“I cannot help you,” I say testily, “if you don’t have a number.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
