Example Sentences

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I could not endure it any longer; I touched her with my hand, passed my fingers over her shoulder, and smiled imbecilely.

From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut

"O," said Carl smiling imbecilely and gazing vacantly around the room.

From The Home in the Valley by Perce, Elbert