Example Sentences

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There was a Boer mutton-fat candle flaring draughtily in an iron sconce upon the wall.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

Within the palace there was draughtily lighted gloom, a sensation of dread and mysterious restlessness.

From Caesar Dies by Mundy, Talbot