acquiescently

Example Sentences

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I nodded acquiescently, but didn’t make the questions any easier.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Mrs. Dudley was still for a minute and then, moving her head acquiescently, turned and walked deliberately across the kitchen to a farther doorway.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

"The Japanese decoration of the Rising Sun," said the Grand Duke, gravely and acquiescently bowing his head.

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville

Mirah smiled acquiescently, but had nothing to say.

From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George

"Well, Hannah, my dear, I think so too, and I have thought so for the last week, only I did not like to hurry you," said Reuben acquiescently.

From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte