Etymology
Origin of momently
Example Sentences
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Seizure of Axis ships in South American ports was expected momently.
From Time Magazine Archive
The character of Fricka seemed to become momently less goddesslike.
From Time Magazine Archive
I watched her for nearly half-an-hour: during all that time she never turned a page, and her face grew momently darker, more dissatisfied, and more sourly expressive of disappointment.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
I will not now reproach you, Emily, Nor would I dwell upon my wounded sole, The pain of which increases momently.
From Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch by Anstey, F.
He listened, momently expecting to hear sounds betraying the presence of the owners, but the silence of the sombre forest was unbroken save by the lapping of the little wavelets on the near-by lake shore.
From Stranded in Arcady by Lynde, Francis
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