Adjective : a sententious book. ,a sententious poet. From Dictionary.com.
Fraser rolled out the phrase sententiously, not quite able to hide his delight at the opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [Modesty Blaise]
Of De Morgan he observes, sententiously: "Too late.". From Wordnik.com. [Old Valentines A Love Story] Reference
"That won't hurt us," said the vicar, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 1] Reference
"That's true," said the old fisherman, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
There was a pause, then Clara observed sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
"Yes, so it was," chimed in the others sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes] Reference
"Business is business," quoted her father sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Swirling Waters] Reference
"Only if the dragon wants him," said Mirrim sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon Drums]
"Everything is of importance," Merrick said sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers] Reference
"There are no Dryads now," said Marguerite, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861] Reference
"Common-sense, my dear," replied Aunt Deborah sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Coventry An Autobiography] Reference
"Not so poor as he is crazy," declared Richard sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
"Poor and content is rich enough," he remarked sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
"Dogs can swim," said Mollie, sententiously, as was her habit. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman who went to Alaska] Reference
'In the churches!' sententiously remarked the Sieur de Rocjean. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
“Leave off laughing at Poland,” said Kalganov sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Karamazov] Reference
"There's something up," said the Cincinnati lawyer, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
"Well, there's plenty of places," remarked the other, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
"All women have some plague-spot," said the philosopher, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861] Reference
"Oh. Well, you should get the proper wear," the man said sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
“A green Christmas, a fat churchyard,” said the other sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Prussian Officer and Other Stories] Reference
"Eaten bread is soon forgotten," says he, sententiously, during a pause. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
"Life is a tragic experiment for any woman," Gertrude said sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Turn About Eleanor] Reference
"Snow," began the Owl, sententiously, "is connected with rain and frost ----". From Wordnik.com. [More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme] Reference
They often remark (and most sententiously), "I want to discover who I am.". From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Lydon: Thank you, Norman Mailer] Reference
‘After a blow,’ said a Spiti man sententiously, ‘it is best to sleep.’. From Wordnik.com. [Kim] Reference
'We're all resolved,' said Cadfael sententiously, 'on helping him to his desire. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil's Novice]
"Woe unto you when all men speak well of you!" quoted the Duchess sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
"You can't keep kids from seeing things nowadays," said the father sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917] Reference
"Different people require different modes of worship," said Buttons, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
"It would take a man with a head as long as a horse to tell that," said Obed, sententiously. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
“A drop of brandy would be nice now,” he observed sententiously, but Ivan made no response. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Karamazov] Reference
'Start at the beginning,' Smiley muttered, a little sententiously, to the crested paper on his lap. From Wordnik.com. [A Murder of Quality]
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