calculatingly
Example Sentences
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But the airstrike was calculatingly limited: The rockets and missiles were intercepted, and damage was minimal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
My bipolar delusions were never so calculatingly self-serving.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
Even on editors and buyers, the most calculatingly style-conscious folks imaginable, shorts were as common a sight in Paris as cigarette smoking teenagers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2018
I greatly admire Mr. Urie, whose smart, calculatingly silly performances in both “Torch Song” and “The Government Inspector” were theater high points last year.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2018
He was never calculatingly careful of his own welfare.
From William Penn by George Hodges
