Example Sentences

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Perceptibly reserved was Miss Ishbel MacDonald last week as she trotted in the wake of her tall, halo-headed sire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perceptibly the light dimmed through the windows and the candles grew brighter.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Perceptibly the air thinned; one's lungs were taxed to capacity here; the blood clamoured for deeper drafts, for more oxygen.

From The Everlasting Whisper by Gregory, Jackson

Perceptibly their volume increased—as though they gorged themselves upon the light.

From The Metal Monster by Merritt, Abraham

Perceptibly their own replies took on a respectful air.

From The Sign of the Spider by Mitford, Bertram