The uncertainty passed; Pompey's face set mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
She mulishly dug her heels into the carpeted runner. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Defiance] Reference
He began to squirm again and to look mulishly sullen. From Wordnik.com. [Decider]
But what if SDOT mulishly insists on business as usual?. From Wordnik.com. [A Few Good Reasons to Love Ray LaHood « PubliCola] Reference
Macbean looked mulishly at the fl oor and did not reply. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Dentist]
Of course, I resist even now, for I am mulishly stubborn. From Wordnik.com. [Socrates or Jesus?] Reference
Especially since I like adverbs very much she said, mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [A. S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book « educating alice] Reference
"You should've got more points on the second task," said Cedric mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
"I'm still going to see that you get a new starship," I muttered mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
Again, I don't know if the pizzeria's landlord was mulishly obstinate about taking less money. From Wordnik.com. [Lita Smith-Mines: Slicing Away Some of Suburbia] Reference
Vandy looked mulishly stubborn for a second or two, but it seemed that he could not resist that aroma either. From Wordnik.com. [Night of masks]
And Stacy Moore was aghast that our city mulishly sprayed for mosquitoes when mosquitoes weren't the problem. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Pool Party] Reference
Breslin is mulishly funny, his abrasiveness matching up nicely with the boorishness his older self has cultivated. From Wordnik.com. [All Grown Up On The Inside] Reference
Language can be learned, though at least in modern times there's a stereotype of English-speakers as mulishly monolingual. From Wordnik.com. [Brittonic names in ‘Anglo-Saxon’ genealogies, and vice versa] Reference
Aket-ten set her jaw mulishly and squinted up at her, purple and scarlet and glorious against the hot blue bowl of the sky. From Wordnik.com. [Aerie]
Without inviting much sympathy, Hannah wins our admiration by mulishly insisting on her right to see, no matter how disquieting the sight. From Wordnik.com. [Finds and flops] Reference
Protest was unavailing; the lieutenant was mulishly stubborn. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Sunset] Reference
“I do not,” said Miss Able mulishly, “fly into huffs.”. From Wordnik.com. [Final Curtain]
He argued mulishly for a little, then saw that it was hopeless and gave in. From Wordnik.com. [The Cosmic Computer] Reference
Only Sinn Fein are mulishly holding out against this unexceptionable demand. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Peter, they know perfectly well that, though he's a darling, he's just mulishly obstinate. From Wordnik.com. [The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors] Reference
"A bit mulishly:" I don't have any cash to spend. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Of The Lion]
Aim for a stumper, not a gimme, but don’t be mulishly obtuse. From Wordnik.com. [Friday! Sept. 25 – The Bleat.] Reference
Marion's face set mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Temporary Wife]
She remained mulishly silent. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Defiance] Reference
"I'm not coming," she said mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [A Summer Idyll]
She stared at him mulishly and waited. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Dentist]
If anything, her chin set more mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of His Own]
'I know where I'm going,' he said mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Second Wind]
His aunt said mulishly, 'It's all your fault. From Wordnik.com. [The Elvis Latte] Reference
Constance mulishly declined to move. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Wives' Tale] Reference
"Never!" he replied again, most mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2] Reference
Tessa said mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Clockwork Angel] Reference
"Figure skating," John insists, mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Wraithbait] Reference
"I am not," she protested mulishly, "shocked. From Wordnik.com. [Consultant Care]
“I’ve a headache now,” said Penelope mulishly. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Scriptwriter]
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