Example Sentences

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Skeptically accepting a meeting with Edward in the spirit of detente, Ellen feels electricity sparking between them, and vice versa.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Skeptically, the boy asks, “Where’s your suit, and your flag pin, and your hair?”

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Skeptically review any marketing materials — some companies promise overly optimistic scenarios.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022

Skeptically watching their training exercise, he steps on a hummock and is taken aback when the ground below him speaks.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2017

Skeptically, the demon got back behind the wheel while Father went to the front near the crank to start the motor.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep