sagely

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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

Lewis sagely places his narrative squarely on Manuel’s shoulders, affording the reader the experience of strolling in the musician’s footsteps at key moments in The Band’s career.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

Labour has nodded sagely at the urgency of the issue.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Then things got hairy and now here they are, sagely describing this process to a dutiful filmmaker.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

He maintained sagely that there is always a trade-off involved in the adoption of any policy, and that if daylight saving time were instituted, curtains and other fabrics would fade more quickly.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos