Sentence example with the word 'surlily'

surlily

Definition adv. in a churlish manner

Last update: June 7, 2015


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"We've been quiet till now," growled a man in the crowd surlily, "but we won't stand the militia protecting the scabs and rats."   [Please select]

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Tom could hear, though, that it was about some poaching fight; and at last Grimes said surlily, "Hast thou anything against me."   [Please select]

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Link fought back a yearning to punch the judge, and surlily he obeyed the mandate.   [Please select]

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"Wall, if you did, I warn't speakin' to you," said Jacob Dennison, surlily.'   [Please select]

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"Well, well, well," said the goat, surlily, "keep quiet and I'll carry you."'   [Please select]

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He regarded me with cold, suspicious looks, and, when I talked and questioned, answered briefly and somewhat surlily.   [Please select]

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"I got tired of their damned discipline," the man answered surlily.   [Please select]

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He spoke shyly and a little surlily, like Chris when he is in mischief.   [Please select]

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I suppose you came about that property," went on the dark-eyed man, surlily."   [Please select]

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He seemed curious, discomfited, surlily annoyed, and yet fascinated by her statement or else by the quality and appearance of her as she spiritedly defended her cause.   [Please select]

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Presently he called the men to eat, which office they surlily and silently performed, as if it was a favor bestowed upon the cook.   [Please select]

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