Example Sentences

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He ambled shufflingly across the piazza and down the wide steps to his car.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

Mr. Smales uttered incoherent excuses, apologies, and thanks, and shufflingly escorted the lady to his shop-door.

From The Unclassed by Gissing, George

Vernon bowed to the Professor and apologized to him shufflingly and rapidly, incoherently, and with a red face; which induced Mrs. Mountstuart to scan Laetitia's.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

In the Rector's study the labourer was speaking, standing shufflingly on the margin of the Turkey carpet.

From The Incomplete Amorist by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Perhaps I may go shufflingly at first; for I was never before walked in trammels; yet, I shall drudge and moil at constancy, till I have worn off the hitching in my pace.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir