unwontedly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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In particular, she is recalling a carriage ride with her husband, who at the time seemed unwontedly cheerful; she leans forward, arms extended, as if trying to embrace the memory.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2015
England, for so many centuries "a nest of singing birds," finds herself today unwontedly in want of a great poet she can call her own.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surrounded by bodyguards, he made a perfunctory appearance before his supporters, said unwontedly little, and left early.
From Time Magazine Archive
She kept unwontedly quiet when in June last year she accompanied John to California for fund-raising appearances in his new post as head of Nixon's re-election campaign.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were tears in Mrs. Hamilton's eyes, and her husband's were most unwontedly dim, for words were not needed to reveal to them the trial of that moment to those two young hearts.
From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Aguilar, Grace
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