affectingly

Example Sentences

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Ms. Hruska writes affectingly of the Polish-Jewish author Bruno Schulz, who translated “The Trial” in 1936.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The standout in the cast is the Violetta of Rachel Willis-Sorensen, her silvery and supple soprano making for a more brilliant than affectingly consumptive character.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

You may be surprised how affectingly, and empoweringly, the film uses the then-ubiquitous TikToks of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

So much so that when a character in Ritchie’s new war film set in the country, the affectingly emotional “The Covenant,” mentions an IED, the words “improvised explosive device” helpfully pop up on screen.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

M. d'A. also most solemnly and affectingly declares that le simple nécessaire is all he requires, and here, in your vicinity, would unhesitatingly be preferred by him to the most brilliant fortune in another séjour.

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh