After a shower the clearing sky smells faintly of hawthorne blossoms. From LearnThat.org. [Shiki.]
Between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound. ,faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance. ,faint with hunger. ,Faint heart never won fair maid. ,a faint action. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : to fall into a faint. From Dictionary.com.
"Are you coming?" she called faintly from the hall. From Wordnik.com. [Bride of the Mistletoe] Reference
Then he heard his name called faintly and piteously. From Wordnik.com. [Nedra] Reference
"Is she there?" said the mother faintly from the bed. From Wordnik.com. [Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago] Reference
"Bles," she called faintly, but did not turn her head. From Wordnik.com. [The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel] Reference
She had turned to look at him, her expression faintly amused. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Mistress]
His expression faintly amused, Breckenridge did; he followed. From Wordnik.com. [The Ideal Bride]
Sylvia came slowly back to me, her expression faintly pitying. From Wordnik.com. [The Turquoise Mask]
“But old bad news,” he said, his expression faintly hopeful. From Wordnik.com. [Memory of Fire]
"Monsieur," she called faintly, "I do not think I can go farther.". From Wordnik.com. [Fifty-Two Stories For Girls] Reference
"Do fetch same of the others," she called faintly, as his head was disappearing. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Little Australians] Reference
"Have you seen Tania?" she called faintly, trying to reserve both her breath and her strength. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
The girls called faintly to the man under the trees. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
“Hayden,” Ned replied, his own expression faintly mocking. From Wordnik.com. [One Night Of Scandal]
And a spirit-voice called faintly, "I am dying, love, for you.". From Wordnik.com. [Flint and Feather] Reference
Then a voice called faintly back along the way he had come: ` Conan!. From Wordnik.com. [The Conan Chronicles]
It was really Jerry's voice, calling faintly for help from a distance. From Wordnik.com. [The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger] Reference
"Say, boss," he called faintly and hoarsely, "take me along, can't you?. From Wordnik.com. ["Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea] Reference
He leaned over the side of his bed, gasping from his outburst, and called faintly. From Wordnik.com. [The Scarlet Feather] Reference
This garden recalls faintly and a trifle perversely the grounds of the Pincian at Rome. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Tour of France] Reference
It was to him as though he had suddenly heard a beloved voice calling faintly for help. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
About the eyes was an expression faintly unpleasant, which the neat glasses did not hide. From Wordnik.com. [Captivating Mary Carstairs] Reference
A voice called faintly at first, and at length more loudly, "Are you Queen Victoria's soldiers?". From Wordnik.com. [Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign] Reference
The woman repeated the word faintly. From Wordnik.com. [Starting from Scratch] Reference
Then she called faintly, 'Paul!'. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Bretherton] Reference
She called faintly upstairs -- "Frances!". From Wordnik.com. [Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time] Reference
I called faintly to the watered ribbon. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch] Reference
Mrs. Wheeler ran after him, calling faintly, "Wait, Ralph!. From Wordnik.com. [One of Ours] Reference
Then a voice called faintly back along the way he had come: "Conan!. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquering Sword of Conan]
However, the name is faintly familiar to me. From Wordnik.com. [The Mistaken Wife] Reference
03:07 pm: sitting up in bed calling faintly for Mummy.... - 8 comments. From Wordnik.com. [December 2005] Reference
How 'faintly' is he 'affected by the prospect of very distant advantages?'". From Wordnik.com. [Lawrence Lessig: The Solipsist and the Internet (a Review of Helprin's Digital Barbarism)] Reference
We think of scallop as something with a faintly fishy taste. From Wordnik.com. [Japan’s Worst Beats France’s Best] Reference
The artist is clearly the proud central character, with the collector smaller, and faintly servile. From Wordnik.com. [A MEETING OF THE MINDS] Reference
The respectable left now views Fidel with a kind of offhand indulgence, as if he's faintly comical. From Wordnik.com. [Once More Unto The Breach] Reference
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