aloofly
- a word derived from aloof.
Example Sentences
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From James Bond to Jason Bourne, TV and film portrayals usually present those characters who kill for work as nonchalant and aloofly awesome.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2022
I managed to get them both sitting, albeit aloofly, after 10 minutes of screaming and storming off.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2020
Campaign manager John Sears, the Washington lawyer and strategist who had helped Reagan nearly unseat Ford in 1976, believed Reagan should remain aloofly “presidential.”
From Time • Jun. 5, 2014
If the aloofly adorable Madame Solario gives any hint of calamity, it is the enticing fragrance of a classic?almost old-fashioned?scandal.
From Time Magazine Archive
He drew himself upright quickly and stepped back aloofly.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
