drily
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As the Times drily put it, “To say that Mr. Ahmadinejad was an unusual choice would be a vast understatement.”
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Mr. Tennant returns, too, providing drily hilarious narration to what is purely ridiculous, including English- and logic-torturing pronouncements and press statements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“If the water starts rolling up on us, well, somebody will probably run,” he noted drily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
Healy drily said the Killers are "a rocket-flying high and we’re a submarine under the surface" when comparing styles.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
"It is even so," replied the guest drily.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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