Example Sentences

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Soothingly authoritarian staff dispense diagnostic wisdom and encourage us to join our fellow patients for puzzles and games at the tables flanking the central open stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Soothingly nerdy appreciation of the metal kids' construction kits.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013

Soothingly the committee's ranking Republican, New York's John Taber, reported that committee Republicans had strongly supported Ike in the teeth of Democratic opposition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soothingly Mr. Kelley promised to "turn the whole matter over to the Post Office Department."

From Time Magazine Archive

Soothingly the sweet sounds fell upon his ear, and a deep sleep began to weigh down his eyelids, until Argos, with the hundred eyes, lay powerless before Hermes.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)