Example Sentences

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He smiled doggishly as he picked up the phone, called El Centro, and asked for Mrs. Evelyn Barnett.

From The Desert Fiddler by Hamby, William H. (William Henry)

He planted his hat doggishly at the back of his head, stuck his hands into his pockets, and swaggered after his employer.

From Hilda Lessways by Bennett, Arnold

She would laugh up at him and pat his shoulder and that shoulder would straighten spryly and he would waggle his head doggishly.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna

Quard lingered a moment, with a fatuous smile for the panels of the closed door, and wagged his head doggishly.

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

Mr. Robert Cortes Holliday, that quaint philosopher frequently doggishly nicknamed Owd Bob, went to Washington lately to see President Harding.

From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher