sagely
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You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
At one point, Mr. Loomis quotes his protagonist sagely predicting, “we’ll have a depression . . . and it will be the end of an era.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Labour has nodded sagely at the urgency of the issue.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024
On the other side of a French fry platter, Ms. Liddy and Ms. Flowers nodded sagely.
From New York Times • May 14, 2023
“It is for howling, though,” said Beowulf sagely.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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