challengingly

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She lifted her eyes challengingly, as though to invite his inspection He saw that the tragedy had not affected her as it would have affected some women--his mother and Ruth Hamlin, for example--though he veiled the reproof in his eyes with a smile.

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  • Tomas looked at me challengingly, but I didn't object. —  Chance, Karen - Touch the Dark
  • She stared at him challengingly, hands on her hips. —  Stabenow, Dana - [Liam Campbell 01] - Fire and Ice
  • I look up and meet his eyes challengingly, but bored. —  FSFMagazine,June2007
  • �For Mol's joyful yet melancholic performance as the pinup who at once conveyed innocence and naughtiness in a pucker of her lips (and perhaps more challengingly, with whips and chains), she studied the images and film clips of Page. —  GreenCine Daily
  • Jill said challengingly, "Go on!" —  Operation Terror
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