testily

Example Sentences

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Subianto testily refused to accept both election results, but decided to join Widodo’s Cabinet after Widodo offered him the defense minister position in a bid for unity.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

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

From the audience, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official testily accused the county board of censorship.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2019

But as Bram launched into his first point, de Wet interjected somewhat testily, “I thought I made my attitude clear. I accept that no decision or date was fixed upon for guerrilla warfare.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela