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

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

Kozinn and Sinclair sagely begin their book with an epigraph in which McCartney himself gets to the heart of the matter.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

As I told Mr. Lewin about the disappearances, he nodded sagely, his mouth cocked in a thoughtful smile.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros