bodily

Example Sentences

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It’s a grim start to this make-believe, but the mood lifts at Greystoke Manor, Tarzan’s ancestral pad in Britain, where he’s broodily prowling about like a caged animal.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2016

In the finale, the chorus broodily sings, "Let all things go to those/Whose abilities may suit/The valley to the waterers/That it shall bear fruit."

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2013

He assesses the situation and takes a step outside to mull things over by staring broodily into the distance, which on The Bachelor counts as a deep thought.

From Time • Feb. 12, 2013

Elia Kazan's direction is intense, Jo Mielziner's sets are broodily menacing, and Paul Bowles's mood music shimmers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Had it happened our way, thought I broodily, Joe and I would be there among the like, saving our own stock from the marauders.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.