Example Sentences

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Come now, ain’t you a little too hard on Rosie,” said Mr Snow, expostulatingly.

From Janet's Love and Service by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

"Mr. Britt, I was afraid—" Pharaoh waved his knife expostulatingly.

From When Egypt Went Broke by Day, Holman

Leslie joined in her merriment, but expostulatingly, and, warned by a note in Estelle’s laugh, watched her with suspicion while it developed into a nervous cackle.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

"You ought to see to her; she must be worn out," Chase said, expostulatingly.

From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore