222 examples of demurely in sentences

" "Well, but nobody has answered my question," said Billie demurely, after the laughter had subsided.

"For youand Chet," she added demurely, and laughed to see his face fall.

When he had stalked along through the currant bushes, he half turned his face; she was walking demurely behind him, and he made a pretext of picking a currant to give her a chance to come abreast.

Mrs. Mountain, who was full of fun, could not help joining in the chorus; and little Fanny Mountain, who had always behaved very demurely and silently at these ceremonies, crowed again, and clapped her little hands at the others laughing, not in the least knowing the reason why.

Miss Sharp had demurely entered the carriage some minutes before.

" "You know nothing about it," observed Patsy, demurely, "and that is why you love to rail at society.

"Lady Dian"Behold how demurely the damsels approach her and sue Una res est quam rogamus: cede, virgo Delia, Ut nemus sit incruentum de ferinis stragibus.

The others kept their countenances with difficulty, and she answered demurely, "I have no trade as yet, but I dare say I should be happier if I had.

A pause, and then the other voice answered demurely, "Because I was afraid my head would be turned by the fine things you were saying.

As Esther walked away, demurely acquiescent, by the side of the Rev. Mr. Macnair she was conscious of a conflict of emotions.

She smiled demurely.

In vain did we head her off, chase her, coax her, set traps for her: she was too cunning to be taken in, and marched along at her ease, running into every field of grain, stopping to crop the choicest bunches of grass, or walking demurely in the caravan, allowing the hadji to come within arm's length before she kicked up her heels and dashed away again.

she interrupted demurely.

She laughed outright, gleefully, mockingly, then, demurely: "Pardon me!

The pretty daughter also smiled, but her smile was demurely directed at the trees outside, clad as they were in all the flaming glory of their autumn tints, glistening with the recent rain and dripping with gems that sparkled and flashed in the noonday sun as they fell.

He was still a mile from Cobhurst, and on a bit of rising ground when, on the road below him, he saw Mrs. Browning and the gig, and to his surprise the good old mare was demurely trotting away from Cobhurst.

"Well," said Cicely, demurely, "if your sister really thinks we should marry, I supposeI suppose we ought to do it.

" "Shure, I don't see any," said the other boy, demurely.

"Sophie's a magician," I thought for the thousandth time, as, for the millionth, Aaron looked at her sitting so demurely regal at his spread table.

I inquired demurely.

She glances demurely at Yardsley, who tries to ignore her presence.

Dorothy looks demurely around at him, and as he starts to go to her side the curtain falls. *

"There has been no one to annoy me," she replied demurely, "since you went away.

"Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?" "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.

I was at the window ... sewing," she said, demurely.

222 examples of  demurely  in sentences