unaccountably

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The news thrilled Chad unaccountably, as did the shadow of any danger, but it threw the school-master into gloom.

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  • She disappeared unaccountably, and nothing was said of her except what I heard in whispers from a few of the nuns, as we found moments when we could speak unobserved. —  Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
  • Sometimes his thoughts would wander unaccountably, and he would be prey to an obscure restlessness. —  Maigret on the Riviera—Georges Simenon—17
  • So if the price of the base metals starts to rise unaccountably, that's also a positive indication that this economic recovery or boomlet will indeed take place. —  Mineweb - Daily news headlines
  • Virtually all the town's royalty - except, unaccountably, those two prime party animals, Jack Nicholson and George Clooney - had been summoned by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a mysterious enclave that, whatever else might be said of it, is one of America's few examples of insourcing. —  TIME.com: Top Stories
  • The thought eased her, unaccountably, and she remembered the day she'd met Will. —  Philly.com - Latest Videos
 

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