Example Sentences

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"This is what he looks like now?" asks Bradford University's Prof Hassan Ugail doubtfully.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

“I suppose I could look for it in the morning,” she replies doubtfully.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

“I don’t know, dude,” the other deputy replies doubtfully.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2021

“Well, I hope they do,” the man said, doubtfully.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2019

All the company drew away from Pippin and Sam, who found themselves left alone in a corner, and eyed darkly and doubtfully from a distance.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien