sagely

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Murakami gestures to the walls before him, nodding his head sagely.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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

Netflix sagely announced that “The Sandman” would end after Season 2.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Labour has nodded sagely at the urgency of the issue.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

“It all proves my point,” I said sagely.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George