Example Sentences

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It may sound too churlishly like Sarah Brown — the Salvation Army “mission doll” of “Guys and Dolls” — to decry the potential intrusion at America’s crossroads of one of America’s favorite recreational pursuits.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022

If the top four winds up with two Big Ten non-champions and Penn State seated churlishly at No. 5, there could be viable seething.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2016

He knew William thought he had behaved churlishly, resisting the friendly overtures of his extended family.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2015

He treats her churlishly while she grows all the more unhinged.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2013

His companion, as we thought rather aptly, but churlishly remarked, ‘cheese it,’ for they were both getting grumpy, and after this duplicate, we were fearful a fifth or a sixth might appear.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles