Drily

And "-- drily --" it was just like him, too, to see that the marriage settlement arrangements were all quite water-tight. ❋ Margaret Pedler (N/A)

He looked sideways at Sylvia for a moment and then he said kind of drily, ❋ Unknown (1908)

"That is quite possible," drily; "but you owe something to yourself and me." ❋ Gertrude Page (1897)

My opportunities of social intercourse "-- drily --" are somewhat limited. " ❋ Margaret Pedler (N/A)

Besides "-- drily --" an unattached bachelor is considerably more in demand as a painter of society women's portraits than a Benedict. " ❋ Margaret Pedler (N/A)

"Well, it keeps the carpet clean," says Levete drily. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"You are funny, Molly," says Erica drily, as her daughter whips forth another wisecrack. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The republican critic William Hazlitt drily observed that Lawrence had skilfully transformed the prince into a "well-fleshed" Adonis. ❋ Richard Holmes (2010)

As Stout drily explains midway through the book, For all his vaunted speed, the man Paul Shannon would later dub 'Smoky Joe' Wood, owing to the speed of his fastball, was a disappointment. ❋ Steve Kettmann (2011)

The catalogue entry drily notes that the dress is a form of product placement: "a virtual advertisement of the duke's revival of the silk industry in Florence". ❋ James Hall (2010)

“Hey, the same word crossed my mind,” Gideon said drily. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

I remember looking at my teacher, who remains an impeccable wit to this day, and seeing her drily respond to the outrage that truly transformative literature provokes. ❋ Farai Chideya (2011)

After Paul is dumped by his girlfriend in the final story, "Vanish," he attends a magic show, only to find himself seated next to a young magic enthusiast named Simon who proceeds to babble about the performance they are about to behold; Kennedy drily remarks that "It was ridiculous and unfair to imagine a person like Simon could unknowingly drain each remaining pleasure from those around him and leave them bereft." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Each room merited one 25-watt bulb hanging from the ceiling; as Paul drily observed, they affected the afternoon gloom about as well as a birthday candle. ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

You're my [Drili] She [looks like] a Drili. ❋ Drili (2021)