drily in English

adverb

[dri·ly || 'draɪlɪ]

in a dry manner, without moisture; unemotionally, coldly; sarcastically; in an uninteresting manne

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "drily" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "drily", or refer to the context using the word "drily" in the English Dictionary.

1. He swallowed drily and nodded.

2. 2 He swallowed drily and nodded.

3. 3 "That is surprising." — "Hardly," I said drily.

4. 14 The lady nodded drily to me.

5. 'Well, at least it's not purple,' she commented drily.

6. 25 A royal summons, no less, Sabine thought drily.

7. 13 "Possible," I said drily, "but not likely".

8. 5 A royal summons, no less, Sabine thought drily.

9. 4 He smiled drily and leaned back in his chair.

10. 15 Three times a day, after meals, Stephen said drily.

11. 1 'Well, at least it's not purple,' she commented drily.

12. 18 " Never mind the hole in the ceiling, " he said drily.

13. 12 Never mind the hole in the ceiling,[www.Sentencedict.com]'he saiid drily.

14. " Never mind the hole in the ceiling, " he said drily.

15. 6 Apart, she thought drily, from complete nutcases like myself.

16. 16 Mike ( drily ): " Any he's going to marry her next week? ".

17. 8 Which, she thought drily, was probably the only welcome she'd get.

18. She was probably glad that the inquisition was over too, Sabine thought drily.

19. 25 The judgment we know to be mistaken, the case it supports too drily utilitarian.

20. 24 Yes, he would certainly earn his keep in this job, she thought drily.

21. Barnett replied drily that Davis's best option was to feed the gingerbread to his bears.

22. 11 A subject which, I thought drily, afforded a good deal of scope for liars.

23. 26 She was probably glad that the inquisition was over too, Sabine thought drily.

24. 20 Charles and Lucy certainly knew how to pick their friends, she thought drily.

25. 21 All three works on this disc are idiomatically performed and decently, if rather drily, recorded.

26. " Thank you, " he said drily, glancing from her to the door and then at her again.

27. 27 Not much danger of his Commander letting him slip up on that, he thought drily.

28. 17 "I dare say they do," rejoined his wife drily. "And who's to say who's right?".

29. 9 Barnett replied drily that Davis's best option was to feed the gingerbread to his bears.

30. 10 He has recalled drily that as a schoolboy he found it easy to get his own way.

31. 22 Gazing into eyes that were suddenly like warm velvet, she swallowed drily as an unbearable excitement flooded her.

32. 28 "Allow me, sir, " Prince Andrey said in Russian drily and disagreeably to Prince Ippolit, who prevented his passing.

33. 23 At least he'd made some one happy, he thought drily, regretting that he'd snarled at the lad in front of him.

34. 7 She heard him dial, and speak briefly and drily, almost as though similar rescue operations landed on his doorstep every night.

35. 19 "I know it sounds silly, but when I get to the beach I feel like a kid again." "We noticed, " she said drily.