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How to use benignantly in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word benignantly? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
And his majesty received them kindly and benignantly, and ordered that they should be treated like his other subjects and vassals.
Dr. Johnson smiled benignantly at this, and did not appear to disapprove of the notion.
In Ms. Tushnet's time, as in mine — I was four years ahead of her at Yale — the Party of the Right had a benignantly cultish quality.
He is smiling benignantly and resembles an unkempt Yogi Berra.
Strolling through the West End past tourist clip joints with names like Cool Britannia and Fancy That of London, I looked benignantly on the Eurotrash scattering their worthless currency like confetti.
While Columbia had often been depicted as emotionally flat — smiling benignantly or weeping for a fallen hero — the prospect of war and the beginning of hostilities infused her with fire in defense of the Union.
Examples from Classical Literature
Gilder settled himself again in his chair, and gazed benignantly on his son.
He heard me benignantly, but said he regretted that it was not in his power to oblige me.
They stopped as I approached, and Don Balthasar listened to me benignantly.
Ali benignantly complied, returned to his son and told him what had happened, and Hosein approved what his father had done.
He smiled, benignantly, and granted my request with a saintly amiability.
The seaman turned to him, however, with a benignantly apologetic smile.
Doth jealousy smile so benignantly and offer its house to the bride?
And now as he read stanzas that caused the soul to thrill within him, he lifted his eyes to the vast countenance beaming on him so benignantly.
Robin smiled benignantly upon him, and glanced at the returning officer.
The marquis continued to draw on his gloves and to smile benignantly.
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