Example Sentences

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He was slender, straight-backed, and youthful in appearance, martially impervious to the cold, with a strict manner that was accentuated by his suit.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018

Malcolm Sinclair is a doctor rigid with self-belief, who expels his words martially as if they were pellets, and is excited by his own ardour into trance-like displays of eloquence.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2012

On the west side of the foyer, in a grove of potted palms, the red-jacketed Marine Band blares martially.

From Time Magazine Archive

An American Legion band blared martially while the dogs tugged or were tugged by small owners who had entered them in Ocean City's second annual Mutt Show.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a mid-afternoon of spring, the little boy Jody walked martially along the brush-lined road toward his home ranch.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck