Example Sentences

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I quite understand, sir," said Horace, good-temperedly; "it would be foolish of me to attempt any ambitious form of entertainment—especially as my landlady, though an excellent plain cook, is not exactly a cordon bleu.

From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.

The Bear bore all their tricks good-temperedly, and if they hit too hard he cried out,— “Leave me my life, you children, Snow-White and Rose-Red, Or you’ll never wed.”

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)

"Because I was not allowed to do so," Mr. Arundel said, good-temperedly.

From Under the Mendips A Tale by Marshall, Emma

She took it good-temperedly, but with a readiness of repartee that laid the jokers flat.

From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by Campbell, John

“Feel again,” said the latter, good-temperedly; and again the fat hand went to work, and the face looked more solid, but without success.

From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville