Example Sentences

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Thus it was, then, that almost every article used by the bee-hunter, though so simple and homely, was the subject of a secret, but well-suppressed admiration.

From Oak Openings by Cooper, James Fenimore

Signs of a well-suppressed activity are manifest to an experienced eye like mine.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

Our new friend was delighted; we could see by his well-suppressed eagerness of tone that he knew us at once for probable purchasers.

From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Allen, Grant

The usual softness is gone from them, and only a well-suppressed grief and a pride that cannot be suppressed take its place.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess