Example Sentences

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Europe wrenched them asunder with much pain, and held them back by their tails, grinning horribly at each other, and their long claws working unamiably.

From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Reade, Charles

The driver explained unamiably that he wanted his dinner; and a bribe, unless unthinkable, would have been useless.

From The Sisters-In-Law by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

"Do you?" says Mr. Amherst, unamiably, feeling still a keen regret that the neat retort intended for Molly must wait another occasion.

From Molly Bawn by Hamilton, Margaret Wolfe

Oh yes, you do," he said, not unamiably, and he added, "and you've got the right to.

From A Traveler from Altruria: Romance by Howells, William Dean

"You know my sentiments, Jim," he replied, not unamiably.

From Mavericks by Raine, William MacLeod