testily
Example Sentences
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“As for other speed competitions testing human physical attributes,” he writes testily, “there is no stranger category than the many kinds of disgusting speed-eating contests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Dr. Vinson suspected the boy was diagnosed with O.D.D. partly because he had reacted testily to the other clinician during examination.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
He testily responds with, "So? I don't need a phone and a watch!"
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021
Marie-Laure Satta, at 37 one of the senior nurses, confronts them testily, with Reynier looking a little lost at her side.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2020
“Convalesce means ‘to get better,’” Aunt Kitty said testily.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
