doubtlessly

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She appeared neither surprised nor perturbed at the appearance of the nobleman--doubtlessly she had been expecting that intrusion.

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  1. Unquestionably. Why you may, and doubtlessly will, when you have debated that your commander is but your mistress. Beau. and Fl., Scornful Lady, i. 1.

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  • Ray kept his arms stiff, unyielding, braced for a doubtlessly powerful counterattack But Valle suddenly yielded; his body went limp, he made no further resistance. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 04 - April 1996
  • His friends regarded me in stupor, taking me, doubtlessly, for a maniac, while the women laughed convulsively at my strange outbreak. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
  • I never discovered any other solution than this; it was, doubtlessly, because their bodies were equalized and tempered by chemistry . —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
  • Their fingers alone, moving nervously, played with the beads of their rosaries, while they were, doubtlessly, invoking the protection of the Most High. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
  • Bolder and more civilized, doubtlessly, than his comrades of the plains, he walked firmly up to me. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
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