Example Sentences

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Ralph glanced sideways, smiled constrainedly as though he had forgotten that Simon had made a fool of himself, then looked away again at nothing.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

I went circuitously to Miss Havisham’s by all the back ways, and rang at the bell constrainedly, on account of the stiff long fingers of my gloves.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

“Will you please tell me your name?” began the brewer, constrainedly.

From The Maker of Opportunities by Gibbs, George

“Mr Wagram, there is something I would like to talk to you about,” began the girl, rather constrainedly, after a quite unwonted interval of silence—for her.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

They both laughed a little constrainedly and he turned to greet the man who had just descended from the stage.

From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank