equably
- a word derived from equable.
Example Sentences
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“So how do you equably and fairly resolve something that seems irresolvable? You find a way of changing the game.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2019
“I’m just trying to keep it going, stack a few wins together,” he said equably after practice Wednesday.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2019
He smiles equably, never smugly, and evinces nothing but warmth toward the other doomed contestants.
From Slate ● May 29, 2019
He replied equably, saying, “It was a private partnership then, and a firm of the highest ethical standards,” but it had changed when it went public.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 24, 2017
“He’s a young boy not out of college yet. And you make people nervous, young man,” she said—most equably, for her.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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