Example Sentences

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The old man chewed ruminatingly, and spat at a "devil's-horse" which sat alertly atop of a shrub near by.

From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Blossom, Henry M.

Not receiving from it that diversion and sustenance he apparently was seeking, he also visited, in an equally familiar manner, a jar marked "Jujubes," and returned ruminatingly to his previous position.

From Under the Redwoods by Harte, Bret

“I wonder if she would have looked very dreadful if she hadn't taken it,” Hannah said, ruminatingly.

From The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

Man," he said ruminatingly, "often while I sit in the Tarbonny Kirk I just sit and think aboot Westminster Abbey.

From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland

"I wonder," say I, ruminatingly, "what brought her to this part of the world, for she does not seem to know anybody."

From Nancy by Broughton, Rhoda