Example Sentences

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This January, Dershowitz was on Fox News, discussing the Mueller investigation, when the host asked solicitously about the accusations against him.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2019

Murphy, a slender, dapper man, uses a cane when he walks, with O’Sullivan solicitously supporting his elbow.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2017

“So are your legs wobbling?” asks Bell, solicitously.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2015

“I appreciate the argument you are making about the three-point-whatever million-dollar check and the need for the aggregate limits to address that,” Roberts solicitously tells Verrilli.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2013

He solicitously helped her arrange her paper and ink before returning to the stage.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss