Example Sentences

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If the first half of Cam is pleasantly episodic and purringly tense, the latter half—in which Alice searches for her hacker—is clever, inventive, and wonderfully evocative.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2018

Richard Ford, in contrast, normally receives rave reviews, and once again critics in this country were purringly appreciative.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

The tense quivering ceased, and she crept closer, and at last she sighed, purringly, contentedly.

From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)

"I would say, Mr. Happy, that I should like exceeding well to be friends together," he began purringly.

From The Happy Family by Bower, B. M.

There were brushes, whose stroke caressed gently and purringly the Hapsburg whisker.

From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)