sentiently
- a word derived from sentient.
Example Sentences
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Many organizations won’t even go that far; to maintain the illusion that their mascots move sentiently among us, the person on the payroll is sometimes known as the mascot’s “best friend.”
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021
“If people did not jaywalk, the efficiency of New York City as a place to live and work would plummet,” he said, adding that “crossing midblock, sentiently, can be a very smart strategy.”
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2014
It was as if the hedge sentiently took hold of her.
From The Second Latchkey by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
The world was abloom, and the girl, too, was in her early June, and sentiently alive with the strength of its full pulse-tide.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Buck, Charles Neville
It seemed to be sentiently alive with the magnetism of the man who had lately occupied it.
From Rose O'Paradise by White, Grace Miller
