Example Sentences

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As a moistly overcast night fell in Washington, it seemed to the untrained eye, that benign as the daytime rain had appeared, more and perhaps far harder rain might yet be in store.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

It also tenderized the chicken and, mingling with melted butter, kept the meat moistly supple.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018

Acorns occasionally scattered to Earth outside, landing at the feet of a stone deity, who sat among moistly dripping ferns.

From New York Times • May 25, 2017

She'd been on the "underground railway," she squeaked, moistly.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2011

The cake turned out crisp on the outside and moistly soft inside, and he cut slim slices and took them out in saucers.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie