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- adverb In an
appraising way.
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Examples
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She kissed her best friend on both cheeks, and then looked Mars over appraisingly before introducing them both to Brandon Casey.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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She kissed her best friend on both cheeks, and then looked Mars over appraisingly before introducing them both to Brandon Casey.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Something about the way she looked at him and smiled before skimming her eyes appraisingly over me made me draw in my breath and move closer to my husband.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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“Nyx looked at her appraisingly for a moment.” “looked … for a moment” could be replaced with glanced.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Kuro’s Review Forum 2009
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Something about the way she looked at him and smiled before skimming her eyes appraisingly over me made me draw in my breath and move closer to my husband.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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Something about the way she looked at him and smiled before skimming her eyes appraisingly over me made me draw in my breath and move closer to my husband.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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She kissed her best friend on both cheeks, and then looked Mars over appraisingly before introducing them both to Brandon Casey.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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She kissed her best friend on both cheeks, and then looked Mars over appraisingly before introducing them both to Brandon Casey.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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From the way they turned and looked at him appraisingly—the man with a decidedly lawyerly sneer—he could tell they already knew why he was there.
The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011
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However, I think that the adverb appraisingly can be shown rather than told.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Kuro’s Review Forum 2009
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