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Example sentences for "condescendingly"

Lexicographically close words:
condensing; condere; condescend; condescended; condescending; condescends; condescension; condescensions; condicion; condiciones
  1. There are Admiralty orders not to allow any person whatever on board, but they crowd in boats round the ship, and he very condescendingly stands looking at them through a spyglass.

  2. And Sir Leicester is glad to repose in dignified contentment before the great fire in the library, condescendingly perusing the backs of his books or honouring the fine arts with a glance of approbation.

  3. He patted her condescendingly on the shoulder; she softly took his hand from her shoulder and timidly kissed it.

  4. She began questioning me as to how old I was, and where I'd been in the service, and what I meant to do, and all that very condescendingly and solemnly.

  5. The talented Tippin having condescendingly acknowledged the clapping of hands, and shouts of ‘bravo!

  6. His father scanned the new text-books while Cyril condescendingly explained to him that all others were superseded and worthless.

  7. Only a very little while, and she had been deciding to telegraph condescendingly to her mother that she was 'all right'!

  8. There was a hope, too, that the incident might produce estrangement in the heart of this proud Creole lady towards the man so condescendingly beloved; though it was faint, vague, scarce believed in by her who conceived it.

  9. Bligh sang German songs, and was so much applauded that he condescendingly proposed that his pupil should sing, who refused so angrily that none of the undergraduates dared approach her.

  10. She played condescendingly with the notion of being able to announce that she was engaged to a viscount, and imagined with what awe the family would receive the news.

  11. The two princesses each took the queen's hand, which they respectfully kissed, and wishing her good night, curtseyed condescendingly to her new attendant, and retired.

  12. Rough Ralph Falconer, condescendingly noticed at first, in acknowledgment of his kindred pursuits, was shrinking from the neighborhood already fairly over-crowed and put down, endeavoring to hide his mortification under bitter laughter.

  13. She listened, complacently, to all those serious cautions against pride, which her religion taught her, and considered that she was obeying its warnings, when she spoke condescendingly to those around her.

  14. Lady Hamilton very condescendingly gratified the company with some charming songs.

  15. Romans had condescendingly permitted the issue of a special coinage for Jewish use, each piece bearing the name but not the effigy of the monarch.

  16. Pierre looked at Timokhin with the condescendingly interrogative smile with which everybody involuntarily addressed that officer.

  17. Dolokhov smiled contemptuously and condescendingly when Anatole had gone out.

  18. Affectation of indifference Always smiling condescendingly Convent of Saint Joseph, four shoes under the bed!

  19. Nekhludoff sighed deeply, made a low bow, pressed the bony hand condescendingly extended, and departed.

  20. Well, we will arrange all that," said the lawyer, condescendingly smiling at Nekhludoff's inexperience.

  21. Egbert's was sweetly and condescendingly gracious, the captain's rather short and brusque.


  22. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "condescendingly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.