Example Sentences

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I could have answered the whispering aspen and thanked the spring-breezes which fanned so coolingly my hot eye!

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

Then he filled a second glass and, with epicurean delight, let the water trickle slowly and coolingly down his hot throat.

From The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play by Rae, John

Sir," the Parmesan again coolingly corrected, "Nicola has still with him some of his men and the Rosellis.

From "Persons Unknown" by Tracy, Virginia

Teestay, teestay, The national drink on a feast day; How it coolingly tickles, As downward it trickles, Teestay, teestay.

From Fifty years & Other Poems by Matthews, Brander

Rising from her seat at the table, Miss Clinton approached a window, and threw back the curtains that the midnight air might steal coolingly over her brow.

From Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)