as in wisely
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Recent Examples of sagely
As Anderson sagely observed to a Madison Avenue audience, that was an acceptable quid pro quo in the days of passive TV viewing.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
As Rose sagely explains, the relationship between those past and present is more fraught north of the Arctic Circle, where the living have come to occupy the dark hours normally reserved for the dead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
If a historically unique destructive force inhabits the Oval Office, the Constitution — which, as Justice Robert Jackson sagely observed, is not a suicide pact — allows immediate expulsion.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
Costello nodded along sagely to the music and exchanged bon mots with wife Krall; Fallon headbanged and sang along; Olsen took a smoke break.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
For the most part, the researchers found, emissions stem from rush hour vehicle congestion, which remote workers sagely sidestep.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
On the other side of a French fry platter, Ms. Liddy and Ms. Flowers nodded sagely.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 14 May 2023
Roger, sagely, nodded assent.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 May 2022
Freddie was nodding slowly and sagely.
—Marc Myers, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
As Rose sagely explains, the relationship between those past and present is more fraught north of the Arctic Circle, where the living have come to occupy the dark hours normally reserved for the dead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
If a historically unique destructive force inhabits the Oval Office, the Constitution — which, as Justice Robert Jackson sagely observed, is not a suicide pact — allows immediate expulsion.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
Costello nodded along sagely to the music and exchanged bon mots with wife Krall; Fallon headbanged and sang along; Olsen took a smoke break.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
For the most part, the researchers found, emissions stem from rush hour vehicle congestion, which remote workers sagely sidestep.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
On the other side of a French fry platter, Ms. Liddy and Ms. Flowers nodded sagely.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 14 May 2023
Roger, sagely, nodded assent.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 May 2022
Freddie was nodding slowly and sagely.
—Marc Myers, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
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