protectingly
- a word derived from protecting.
Example Sentences
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Phyllis had drawn close to Monica's side, and her strong young arm had slipped protectingly about the elder woman's waist.
From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell
He was talking to Luke, and he planted himself protectingly in front of Louise and the little German, and faced the third-grade bully.
From America First by Greene, Frances Nimmo
She would have run to them under the ship had not the other woman held her firmly, protectingly.
From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
It was the very soul of home, from the threshold to the branches of the tall elm which touched the roof protectingly; it was wholly desirable,—and it might have to go.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth
Lucy had been as tall as her mother when she was ten, and at twelve she could look down on her quite protectingly.
From Spiritual Adventures by Symons, Arthur
