Vocabulary lists containing supinely
Example Sentences
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Act too supinely and it could alienate voters who, polls show, are growing increasingly incensed at the friendly fire pouring out from Washington, said Peter Matuschek, director of Germany’s Forsa polling group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Mencken, slipped supinely into the estate and dignity of a golf player.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
But supinely accepting his silence threatens to normalize the distinctly abnormal.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2017
It was a livelihood for Elliott Glenn, who was supinely grateful.
From Time Magazine Archive
“She looks to me for help and protection, and I supinely sit and grieve when I should be up and doing!”
From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville
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