Example Sentences
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We are, as the wife of Stuart Murdoch — lead singer of the band Belle and Sebastian — cooingly calls it, in “fairyland.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
Then she patted him on her shoulder, and tried to rock him to sleep, singing, patting him on the back cooingly when the howl of the wind startled him out of momentary slumber.
From The Way of the Wind by Norris, Zoe Anderson
To Juliet, to whom every purling syllable was painfully audible, it sounded cooingly, like the voice of doves.
From The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story by Bryce, Charles, Mrs.
"Candy man," she said, cooingly, while Sidonie followed her impulsive dive, brushing the heavy auburn hair, "don't you think I am beautiful?"
From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.
"I have never enjoyed an evening so much in my life, Jack," she said cooingly.
From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)
