And his drolly mocking style can be bitingly funny. From Wordnik.com. [Books: The Great Provocateur] Reference
"You know me," he says drolly to the grieving Anna. From Wordnik.com. [Burn This : Ed Norton Steps Into John Malkovich's Very Tight Croc Shoes] Reference
Dear Jolyon sent us his box — he put it so drolly. From Wordnik.com. [On Forsyte 'Change] Reference
Mrs. Whittaker drolly replies, "Oh, you're American.". From Wordnik.com. [Penelope Andrew: Film Review of Easy Virtue: Much of Noel Coward's Charm Survives Intact] Reference
He sang out drolly without turning around to face her. From Wordnik.com. [Mother] Reference
"I'd wager that D'gan is furious," Fenner said drolly. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Fire]
"A peach of an understatement," Frank remarked drolly. From Wordnik.com. [The Alibi]
Ellen Cherry set down the pickles and regarded him drolly. From Wordnik.com. [Skinny Legs and All]
"Business has been quiet of late years," said Belden drolly. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
"I don't know," Mollie said, so drolly that they all laughed. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times] Reference
"Yes," said Betty drolly, "just think of the good you can do!". From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers] Reference
"I'll bet you say that to all the girls," she remarked drolly. From Wordnik.com. [The Thrill of Victory]
"Extend to the detective my warmest regards," she said drolly. From Wordnik.com. [The crush]
"Zainal has just acquired a need to know," Kris replied drolly. From Wordnik.com. [Freedoms Challenge]
The only problem, as the Associated Press drolly notes, is this. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy Attacks Hillary As Being Like George McGovern -- Even Though He Voted For McGovern Himself] Reference
"I see my lessons have finally paid off," Murenny remarked drolly. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Fire]
He frowned, saying drolly, 'I wouldn't be crazy about that either.'. From Wordnik.com. [Texas! Lucky]
But mostly the pictures were of a boy, a drolly solemn little fellow. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
"All this fecundity is positively nauseating," Sage commented drolly. From Wordnik.com. [Texas! Chase]
"I've never asked," C'rion replied drolly, his eyes lit with amusement. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Fire]
"It was interesting, drolly interesting .... that letter." she continued. From Wordnik.com. [A Fool There Was] Reference
He was off laughing again, and he did it so drolly that Emmy laughed too. From Wordnik.com. [Vanity Fair] Reference
Tom Davies described it drolly enough: ‘He laughs like a rhinoceros.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.] Reference
Your varning, Mr Templar, is admirably explicit, not to say drolly vorded. From Wordnik.com. [Salvage for the Saint]
"Except Percy Falconer," finished Grace drolly, and they both laughed merrily. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
On the call, one of Obama foreign policy advisers drolly noted the inconsistency. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Camp: McCain Flip-Flopped On Question Of Whether Specter Of Terrorism Helps Him Politically!] Reference
So is the dominant rhythm section, and even the drolly cynical song-titles themselves. From Wordnik.com. [FallNet - Old people worry about the milk] Reference
I heard a deep voice behind me say drolly, “You see, they want us to break ranks.”. From Wordnik.com. [London Theater Journal: The Cost of Everything - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Regardless, how alive it seemed when she met those eyes again, how drolly understanding. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Also Fire]
The three elders were most drolly provincial, to his mind, and their accent was positively barbarous to his ears. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
It was drolly said, indeed, though with his usual languor, and no other intervention would have stopped the exit. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS -- The latest from the drolly amusing director behind O'Horten and Factotum and Kitchen Stories. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: Toronto Film Festival Preview] Reference
The barrel was stood on the floor, when the drinker calmly expelled the mouthful of its contents, and drolly remarked. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
In both we see his body, though not his face, and he drolly challenges us to figure out how he plunked himself into the image. From Wordnik.com. [Portraits of Strife and Self] Reference
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