unwontedly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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In particular, she is recalling a carriage ride with her husband, who at the time seemed unwontedly cheerful; she leans forward, arms extended, as if trying to embrace the memory.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2015
Mahogany Row, the third-floor executive corridor at American Motors Corp. in Detroit, has been unwontedly quiet since George Romney left the president's office last February to run for Governor of Michigan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kuznetsov's tone was unwontedly courteous, but nothing he said represented any real concession to Western insistence that workable disarmament must be preceded by agreement on a rigid inspection and control system.
From Time Magazine Archive
The autopsy showed that many formerly immobile blood clots, set free by the unwontedly strong pumping action of the new heart, had traveled to his lungs and blocked circulation there.
From Time Magazine Archive
La Belle Quéro was unwontedly gentle and submissive in her acceptance of any professional suggestions from the handsome young Italian.
From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William
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