The bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He says kind of smugly, well I think its obvious why you're here. From Wordnik.com. [Slick and Attired: Wearing Whatever You Want] Reference
And that's the kind of smugly liberal double standard that will contribute to the election of McCain/Palin. From Wordnik.com. [Palinsanity.] Reference
"Yep," I said as smugly as though I'd created them. From Wordnik.com. [Time and Again]
“I think I've been very clever,” said Pompey smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
"I bet no one else has thought of this," she said smugly. From Wordnik.com. ['I Cried'] Reference
He smiles smugly as he turns his face towards the pulpit. From Wordnik.com. [De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts] Reference
"Only a Magician can rule any land," the table said smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
"That sidewalk sure understands you," Irene remarked smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
"I'm the new Slytherin Seeker, Weasley," said Malfoy, smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
Queen Iris smiled somewhat smugly in her daughter's direction. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
"Do I look like somebody who was forced out?" he asked smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Another Lap In A Voyage To Nowhere] Reference
“Yes, I think it's pretty cunning,” said Hortensius smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
But Hayes merely withdrew, that smugly knowing smile on his lips. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
And he nodded smugly, and went off chattering with his cronies. 20. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman In The Great Game]
"I told you not to stop at that tourist place," began Ricky smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
"And Surprise Golem had already spoken for him," Metria said smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
As we turned away Julia said smugly, "I heard his lecture, you know.". From Wordnik.com. [Time and Again]
German officials smile contentedly while the Press comforts itself smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben] Reference
Still, I'm not smugly e-mailing this study to all my tall friends just yet. From Wordnik.com. [Good Things and Small Packages] Reference
She smiled smugly at one ornate bedpost and snuggled lower into her pillows. From Wordnik.com. [Ungrateful Governess]
Take a bus home for 65 pence, and smugly contemplate your thrift and smarts. From Wordnik.com. [Culture On The Cheap] Reference
And the dog loves to watch as she smugly cools down without any additional fuss. From Wordnik.com. [Doubts About The Candidates] Reference
"We don't need anaccidentreport, Sergeant-Detective Magnuson," he said smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Like An Endless Rain] Reference
He smugly stroked his own jaw, where a day's growth was already pricking the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
Matthew Weiner was commenting on the Emmy's, smugly showing us he expected to win. From Wordnik.com. [Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Award Night] Reference
"They'll fall faster than any known enemy weapon can track them," he said, smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Minor Detail] Reference
The antipollsters, as usual, simply smiled smugly and said: "Remember Dewey in '48?". From Wordnik.com. [Hail to the Chief] Reference
"You need not bother about curfew in Caodaist territory," the commandant said smugly. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet American]
And, on all too many of the counts in his indictment, the defendant looks smugly guilty. From Wordnik.com. [Russia’s New Normal] Reference
Suddenly I feel smugly modern as I watch non-Mondex users awkwardly trying to make change. From Wordnik.com. [Using Bytes To Buy Butter And Beer] Reference
And, Shannon thought smugly, he couldn't possibly be faulted for being an innocent victim. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
Though, she thought a bit smugly, they weren't likely to be quite so blatant with a reporter!. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
“If I play hockey with you, then who is going to make dinner for us?” she answered, smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Blanket of Ivory] Reference
Indeed, she thought smugly to herself, she'd been quite a hit with the third year Taliesin boys. From Wordnik.com. [Freshers: Part two - Cerys] Reference
"Obviously you wanted to cause harm to the two other instructors in the course," he replied smugly. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Justice] Reference
He could not help smiling smugly as he finished dressing, buckled on his sword and took up the tasseled Seanchan spearhead. From Wordnik.com. [The Fires of Heaven]
She smiled smugly, a thirty-one-year-old in love with a twenty-five-year-old, unaware that she was once again flirting with hubris. From Wordnik.com. [In a Strange City]
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