conciliatingly

Example Sentences

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However," conciliatingly, "I don't suppose by any means that you are in love with Quimby!

From Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes by Thayer, Ella Cheever

Well—you see," he began conciliatingly, as much towards his wife as towards her, Rotha thought, "you see, Prissy has her work, and she has a lot of it; and she likes to do it reg'lar.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

"Now we'll settle down for a real nice afternoon," he went on, conciliatingly.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

"I hardly know what you're thinking, man, but you're quite wrong," Patrick took the opportunity to put in hurriedly, conciliatingly.

From The Moon is Green by Stone, David

"Now what have you against young Poons?" he asked conciliatingly.

From The Music Master Novelized from the Play by Klein, Charles