Blandly

Examples

• Indeed, Doctor, said Holmes blandly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• You will excuse me, said Holmes blandly, but I could not help overhearing the questions which you put to the salesman just now. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Saint Laurence on a gridiron, added Laurie, blandly finishing the sentence. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Mr. Bumble nodded, blandly, in acknowledgment of Mrs. Mann's curtsey; and inquired how the children were. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You see, my dear, added Miss Sarah Pocket (a blandly vicious personage), the question to put to yourself is, who did you expect to thank you, my love? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Come in, sir, said he blandly, smiling at our surprised faces. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• It's only me, Sir, come to return a book, she said blandly, as she entered. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Ah--your dress-maker; just so, he said blandly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Jo sat as if blandly unconscious of it all, with deportment like Maud's face, 'icily regular, splendidly null'. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She came like a vivified figure out of the Magasin des Modes--blandly smiling in the most beautiful new clothes and little gloves and boots. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• It's no use, John Clay, said Holmes blandly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I am thinking of marrying, she then observed blandly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The gentleman looked like winning, as I said, observed the chapman blandly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

Edited by Gail