Civilly

Examples

• You will make my excuses, my dear, as civilly as possible. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I thanked the Count civilly, and let her out. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I was not notified in advance so as to be able to decline and thus prevent the performance; but in both cases I civilly declined to attend. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• You might treat him civilly, at least. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She never quarrelled, she never took offence; she only kept a certain distance, obstinately and civilly, between the rest of them and herself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I am sure these old friends of yours would provide for you, if applied to civilly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I was going to call for the police, but she, to my surprise, spoke quite civilly to the fellow. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I can't take you, sir, if you're not going towards Tottenham Court Road, said the driver civilly, when I opened the cab door. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But I took him into the room I had just left, and, having set the lamp on the table, asked him as civilly as I could to explain himself. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Not that it's requisite, I am sure, said the young gentleman civilly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The manager, a big blond German, received us civilly and gave a clear answer to all Holmes's questions. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Speak to me civilly, says she, getting red in the face. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• She was very civilly answered by Lady Bertram, but Edmund said nothing. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I sat down at once to write the letter, expressing myself in it as civilly, as clearly, and as briefly as possible. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Could he not, at least, have declined the honour I wanted to confer on him, civilly? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She shook her head, she was sorry she could give me no information, and the white door closed, quite gently and civilly: but it shut me out. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• There must be some mistake, I fancy, said I civilly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mrs. Clements thanked me civilly, and declined. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Miss Crawford civilly wished him an early promotion. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Suppose we turn down here for the present, said Mrs. Rushworth, civilly taking the hint and following them. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Working on the problem of the bridge, he said civilly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Under the circumstances, what could Jo do but greet him civilly, and invite him in? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Mrs. John Dashwood said nothing; but her husband civilly hoped that she would not be settled far from Norland. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• No, I doan't, Sir,' replied the man civilly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.

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