teacherly
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Rampling’s voice is an incredible weapon – by turns curious, seductive, bored, teacherly, withering and compassionate.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2021
Those teacherly moments may be this collection’s only flaw.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2020
And although her thorough approach and teacherly voice make her a friend to novices, even experienced cooks can pick up a trick or two.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2019
Daniel Mendelsohn’s review of Book 6 of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle” is a testament to the weight of Knausgaard’s gambit because Mendelsohn, though a teacherly and engaged reviewer, did not get it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2018
She gives him her teacherly Settle down, now face, but she’s holding back a smile.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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