Example Sentences

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Contacted in Florence, where he was researching the series, he said the involvement of his order in drama was Jesuitically logical.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2010

This was Jesuitically true—she did not know—she could not be certain; but in her heart she was sure he would not come.

From Amaryllis at the Fair by Jefferies, Richard

"Ah, monsieur, we have not reached that point as yet," said the colonel, Jesuitically.

From Modeste Mignon by Balzac, Honoré de

Fine clothes to her were a vast persuasion; they spoke tenderly and Jesuitically for themselves.

From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Dreiser, Theodore

"Enow is as good as a feast," said the youth, Jesuitically.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles