Thus they played beneath the windows of the armory, the boy running blithely after the ball when he missed it, and laughing and shouting in happy glee when he made a particularly good catch. From LearnThat.org. [Edgar Rice Burroughs]
"I'm coming," she called blithely to the scarlet flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Red Pepper] Reference
Edited for Addition: Again blithely selling jewelry to a couple of ladies. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon*Con Part 2] Reference
"Forward!" he called blithely and boldly to the officer; while Crates, with loud lamentations, was protesting his innocence to the warrior who was putting fetters upon him. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
Annadoah called blithely and coquettishly after him. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Maiden] Reference
So instead of calling blithely out of him, as I had intended, I went silently up the stairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Mother] Reference
He went to the Mardens ', and Mary, who admitted him, put down her name, and then called blithely into the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life] Reference
La Bijou swung out blithely from the bank. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER 25] Reference
"So do I," blithely, "for I shall probably bore you to death!". From Wordnik.com. [Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls] Reference
When the police arrived, Simpson blithely waved them away. From Wordnik.com. [Day & Night] Reference
"Well, they've been partially reversed, anyway," he said blithely. From Wordnik.com. [When We Talk About Tiananmen] Reference
And we glide through the decade blithely assuming our luck will hold. From Wordnik.com. [Why This Is Not A Drill] Reference
But the one concern that can't be dismissed so blithely is human rights. From Wordnik.com. [Another Olympic Scandal Brewing?] Reference
Once it was blithely assumed that Dallas had somehow killed President Kennedy. From Wordnik.com. [Why Cowboys Became Kings] Reference
In contrast, "This Old House" homeowners seem blithely unconcerned about budgets. From Wordnik.com. [The High Price of Home Improvement] Reference
As she blithely puts it as she considers raising a family, "I could take it or leave it.". From Wordnik.com. [Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': The Politics of Postpartum Bodies] Reference
He blithely acknowledged that fact, but pointed out that he was busy running for president. From Wordnik.com. [Frazier vs. Ali in Cleveland] Reference
Most people blithely assume that long rates and short rates move in tandem -- but they don't. From Wordnik.com. [Why Mortgage Rates Aren't Falling] Reference
The show also skips blithely over the reality that choosing to stay home is, for many women, a luxury. From Wordnik.com. [Stay-At-Home Mad] Reference
As Nicholas and his family blithely enjoyed the powdery slopes, the ailing Ross was quietly maneuvering. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Shake-Up, Batman!] Reference
When Davis approached Jean, the Fugees 'rapper-singer-guitarist blithely said, "Yeah, sure, I've got a song.". From Wordnik.com. [Smooth As Santana] Reference
The politicians blithely assumed that faster economic and political unification could make people think European. From Wordnik.com. [Europe In Pieces] Reference
After a protester tried to stab an inspector with a skewer, as Iraqi police blithely looked on, the team withdrew. From Wordnik.com. [An Ultimatum For Saddam] Reference
Seven years ago Pittman was blithely paying 25 cents a minute for long-distance calls and running up huge phone bills. From Wordnik.com. [Now You Can Phone Home And Chat All Night] Reference
Dole and Gingrich brought golf clubs into the Senateradio-TV gallery, blithely calling the president a feckless loafer. From Wordnik.com. [The Usual Suspects] Reference
The strengths of democracy were blithely assumed, its frailties mostly ignored, its many variations simply glossed over. From Wordnik.com. [Limits Of Democracy] Reference
Perhaps the upbeat attitude is explained by the buoyant world capital markets, still blithely awash in record liquidity. From Wordnik.com. [Saving Grace] Reference
On their current U.S. tour, they blithely blast "girl scouts" from cannons and unfold entire musical skits on the ceiling. From Wordnik.com. [Upside Down From Down Under] Reference
I remember that when I was in my late teens, if you ever asked me what I wanted to do I would blithely say, "Change the world.". From Wordnik.com. [What I Learned] Reference
Meacham speaks of the dark side of power as blithely as one who has never exercised life-and-death authority over fellow humans. From Wordnik.com. [The Blessings and Curses of Power] Reference
That's when Terry Semel, who was then Yahoo's CEO, dangled a billion dollars in front of Zuckerberg — which he blithely ignored. From Wordnik.com. [Facebook Grows Up] Reference
Then, last fall, Disney blithely announced plans for Disney's America, a history theme park near Civil War battlefields in Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [The Ride Gets A Little Rougher] Reference
Sarah Brookover, a senior at the Rutgers campus in Camden, N.J., said many of her classmates blithely cut and paste without attribution. From Wordnik.com. [More Students Misunderstand The Fundamentals Of Plagiarism] Reference
But the theory ran riot at Enron, giving license to corporate buccaneers who blithely screwed consumers, employees and shareholders alike. From Wordnik.com. [Kenny Boy, Meet Brownie] Reference
When I asked for a retraction since the tape showed the opposite, his producer blithely said, "Well, Bill had a different interpretation.". From Wordnik.com. [Mark Green: FOX's Six Tricks: How to Spot the Next Sherrod] Reference
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