Example Sentences

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He spoke more ill-temperedly than I had ever heard him.

From My Little Sister by Robins, Elizabeth

"Would you mind telling me when you expect to be back?" he inquired ill-temperedly.

From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

The dog, worried by the frequent tinkling of the bell, growled ill-temperedly in the corner.

From Selected Polish Tales by Busch, Marie

“It’s all very well for you to fool about,” said Game, ill-temperedly.

From The Willoughby Captains by Reed, Talbot Baines

"Some have the right to call me Luka, but for you I am Luka Kouzmitch," replied rather ill-temperedly a small, feeble convict with a pointed nose.

From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor