remonstratively
- a word derived from remonstrate.
Example Sentences
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Instead of celebrating, Jackson sprung up and remonstratively slapped both his hands on his helmet.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2019
“But—but, ye’ll catch yer death o’ cauld, if ye don’t!” he said, remonstratively, as he stood bottle and glass in hand.
From The Eagle Cliff by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
“Oh!” said Oliver remonstratively, “before you were born? impossible!”
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
“Lie still, now, you must not move,” said Sam, remonstratively.
From The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
“May, dear, I wonder that you can make such an admission!” said the mother remonstratively.
From Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
