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Examples
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Then, with quickly returning conviction, he asked blandishingly: "What are you gwine there for, boss?"
Strictly business: more stories of the four million O. Henry 1886
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He wagged his tail in a beguiling fashion, and now and then turned his head blandishingly askew.
Down the Ravine Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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"Judge me by your own rule, dear Donald," cried his wife, blandishingly kissing his forehead, "and you will not again wither the mother of your boy with such a look as I just now received."
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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After his funeral, the Duchess Joan -- now a young woman of nineteen -- intimated her intention of paying a visit to Court, as soon as her first mourning was over, and blandishingly hoped that her dear daughter would do her the pleasure of accompanying her.
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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