Searchingly

"I see," replied poppa, rubbing his chin searchingly, which is his manner of expressing sagacious doubt. ❋ Sara Jeannette Duncan (N/A)

The terrific splendors of Skale's possible achievement dazzled the very windows of his soul, but at the same time the sweet uses of normal human life called searchingly to him from within. ❋ Algernon Blackwood (1910)

A graphic novel, or more accurately a graphic memoir, drawn from the diary that Nicola kept, it is searchingly honest, and desperately sad at times. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ernest paused, looked at him searchingly, and accepted the challenge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Twice or thrice he looked over the top of the paper at me, searchingly, but said nothing till he had finished. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She withdrew herself from his arms, sat upright, and looked at him long and searchingly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He lay in dull despair, while she watched him searchingly, pondering again upon unsummoned and wayward thoughts of marriage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His gaze moved searchingly over her, looking for signs, she imagined, that she was a true nut job. ❋ Julia London (2011)

` Why did you do that? 'he asked, looking at me searchingly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Goldberg's piano searchingly climbs up the keyboard as Harland creates unerring interest with his bag full of percussive techniques. ❋ Ralph A. Miriello (2011)

He gasped, looked at me searchingly, gasped again, and silently and sadly put the poppies down. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And, as it chanced, this scramble for dogs turned the public eye still more searchingly upon Joy Molineau. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He looked at me searchingly for a moment, and then abruptly took up the tale. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lottie looked so immediately and searchingly at Graham and Paula? — ­she asked herself. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She toyed for a moment with her pen, then gazed searchingly at me. ❋ Todd Strasser (2011)

Martin looked at him searchingly for a moment, then cried: — By God, I think you're right! ❋ Unknown (2010)