Example Sentences

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Molly spoke as if she were humoring a rebellious infant.

From The Intrusion of Jimmy by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

It was almost as though she were humoring him in his foolishness.

From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by Cabell, James Branch