airily
Example Sentences
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This led me to be very wary of people airily predicting that democracy was finished, and made me alive to the way that, paradoxically, such nightmares can actually damage democracy.
From Salon • May 7, 2025
Johnson talked of “our concerns with the governance of the state of California,” which he airily blamed for “complicity ... in the scope of disaster.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025
As for Mr. Heath, Mr. McManus puts a similarly positive gloss on things, talking airily about his affection for his former boss until reminded of his own words in the play’s program notes.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021
He was kidding on the square about being a streaming hoarder, and he’s got company among fellow celebrities, including those who used to airily claim they had time to make TV but not watch it.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021
“Now, go on,” I heard him say airily.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing airily
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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