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Example sentences for "frowningly"

Lexicographically close words:
frowardness; frown; frowne; frowned; frowning; frowns; frowsy; frowzy; froze; frozen
  1. Father Brown looked up, and frowningly scrutinised a dark outline at the gas-lit window.

  2. Gilder frowningly scrutinised the window, and then said: "Well, it is certainly possible.

  3. A glance at the twin cliffs, as they faced frowningly towards each other, seemed to say: that they had parted in anger, not soon to come together again!

  4. It would be nearer the truth to say that most, if not all of them, looked frowningly upon us.

  5. Ted glanced frowningly at Nell and then at Denis.

  6. Hampton reined his horse in closer, staring frowningly at the old cattleman.

  7. A man named Greene, one of the government forest rangers, blazing a new trail over Devil's Ridge, came out upon a height, saw it and watched it frowningly across the miles.

  8. I got to have a good look at him, for once," Penrod said, as he stared frowningly at Whitey.

  9. Somewhat to his discomfiture, the servant was gazing frowningly at the carpet, and tracing out the pattern on it with the point of his boot.

  10. Then, as I glanced frowningly into his face, I suddenly realized that it was meant as a mark of consideration--the courtesy a man shows a woman.

  11. Her face hardened, her eyes leisurely scorched up and down my poor linen gown, then she turned frowningly to the glass, patted her bustle into shape, and flounced out again.

  12. Marise looked out frowningly at a great beech tree bursting into life in the garden across the street.

  13. Badenoch started frowningly from his seat at such unusual intrusion.

  14. Once with a grinding shudder of brakes he halted on the border of a cypress swamp and stared frowningly at the dark, dank trees knee-deep in stagnant water above which the buzzards flew, as if the loathsome spot matched his mood.

  15. By the pool with a great mass of dripping lilies at his side to carry back to camp, Philip stared frowningly at the tangled float of foliage at his feet.

  16. Through a dizzy blur which distorted every object and which frowningly he sought to drive away with clenched hands, he stared at the lodge, stared at Keela, stared at the grave and quiet face of Mic-co.

  17. Mr. Meggison visited the neighbourhood of the rocks more than once, and peered frowningly out to sea; but he never discovered anything.

  18. He looked up at her quickly as she came into the room, and then frowningly resumed his breakfast and his newspaper; which was in a sense his habit.

  19. He tried to read, but the words conveyed no meaning to his mind, which became more and more frowningly intent upon the fact of Jacqueline's weeping.

  20. Mrs. Selden looked out of the window towards that low, green mountain which was now rising before her, and frowningly tried to remember some gossamer of speech which had been blown to her upon the Three-Notched Road.

  21. I'll be in byme-by," said Jake, frowningly intent upon his page.

  22. She regarded Dorcas frowningly from sharp eyes, and Dorcas stepped more proudly.

  23. Of course the teacher who had not said it, indicated the rival who had, whom Miss Monflathers frowningly requested to hold her peace; by that means throwing the informing teacher into raptures of joy.

  24. I'm glad she didn't see that brute," announced Geoff, going to the window and looking frowningly after the motorcar that was bearing his cousin swiftly down the road.

  25. Half opening his lips as if to speak, he closed them again firmly, looked frowningly into her tremulous, upturned countenance, then suddenly slipping his arm round her waist, drew her closely to him.

  26. The latter looked up frowningly from the pile of letters he was signing; they were sadly misspelled, the agitated Miss Brown having been at her worst.

  27. For a while Jim stared frowningly at the crumpled note in his hand.

  28. Then he dug frowningly for a moment with the nib of a pen in the blotter and finally shook his head and went back to his book.

  29. The Doctor frowningly held up one big white finger at the little speaker, who shrank back amongst his fellows.

  30. The Doctor rose deliberately upon his throne-like place at the end of the theatre, coughed sonorously, settled his plump chin in his very stiff white cravat, and then gazed frowningly through his spectacles at the assembled pupils.

  31. Billy stared frowningly out on the vivid street ahead of him.

  32. The memory of time came to him at last with a start, and frowningly he stared at the watch he drew out to consult.

  33. To this Ossip made no reply, but gazed frowningly at his dripping, half-clad men.

  34. His gaze still lingered frowningly upon the picture when there came a dubious tap upon the panels of the door.

  35. He was silent for a long time, gazing frowningly at the floor.

  36. Jarvis clenched his strong hands on his knees and bent forward to stare frowningly into the fire.

  37. Take hold of him on the other side," I said to the Sergeant, and he frowningly helped, so that we got our prisoner upon his feet.

  38. His face flushed, and frowningly he turned away.

  39. For a half-moment we said nothing, and frowningly he turned away.


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