Example Sentences

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To write a letter as it should be in all respects, to be what it ought to be, orthographically, grammatically, rhetorically right, there should be a good pen, good paper, good ink.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

The transition from cap � pied, or "cap � pie," to apple-pie, has rather a rugged appearance, orthographically, I admit; but the ear soon becomes accustomed to it in pronunciation.

From Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various

Very few working-people write readily; and writing orthographically is beyond the powers even of many “educated” persons. 

From The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 by Kelley, Florence

Neither of these letters can be dispensed with in the international language; and it is undesirable to confuse orthographically or phonetically c-roots with s- or k-roots.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John

It also serves as an intermediate step between observing an object and drawing it orthographically.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul