indicatively

Example Sentences

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“I wanted to make something that was indicatively New York,” she said.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

"Oh, with these cloisters, one shouldn't complain," said she, glancing indicatively round.

From My Friend Prospero by Harland, Henry

She had a moment of abstraction; but now, emerging from it, she used her eyeglass as a pointer, and indicatively swept the circle of painted eavesdroppers.

From My Friend Prospero by Harland, Henry

“Guess they’ll need a little help, so I asked Sassoon to come over––” Pardaloe jerked his head indicatively toward the front.

From Nan of Music Mountain by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

The articulation was thick, but it did not mask the wail in the voice, and a gigantic thumb jerked indicatively toward the patient, asserting figure of Miss Barry.

From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth