Evidently

Examples

• But, to be sure, I may not see him; he keeps out of our way evidently. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• She seated herself beside her uncle opposite to Will, and was evidently preoccupied with something that made her almost unmindful of him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• This being evidently the central point of the entertainment, Aunt Chloe began now to bustle about earnestly in the supper department. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Its agriculture, manufactures, and trade, on the contrary, the annual produce of its land and labour, have evidently been augmented. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The effort of remembering that he wanted to speak to me was, but too evidently, the only effort that his enfeebled memory was now able to achieve. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Evidently we were very far beneath the surface crust of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Oh, the fellows evidently grabbed hold of everything they could get. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• She played till Fanny's eyes, straying to the window on the weather's being evidently fair, spoke what she felt must be done. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Mr. Thornton did not appear to hear what Margaret evidently did not wish him to know. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Shame seemed to hold him back; yet he evidently wished to establish a renewal of confidence and affection. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Pin it round your neck, and then it will be useful, said Laurie, looking down at the little blue boots, which he evidently approved of. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The girl evidently doesn't think of it yet, said Mrs. Moffat. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Honorius was succeeded by Gregory IX (1227), who evidently came to the papal throne with a nervous resolution to master this perplexing young man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Your servant, gentlemen,' said Mr. Magnus, evidently in a high state of excitement; 'Mr. Pickwick, allow me to speak to you one moment, sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He was a remarkably handsome man, dark, aquiline, and moustached--evidently the man of whom I had heard. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• There are evidently going to be plenty of horses if you can believe the signs. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I don't understand you, she said, after evidently trying hard, and trying in vain, to discover the meaning of the words I had last said to her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Those words evidently put the case before him, as he had not seen it yet. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I have taken a book written by one eminent professor and evidently approved by others, for they use it as a text-book. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The same truth may be proved still more evidently by that reasoning, which proved justice in general to be an artificial virtue. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The other two were evidently brothers. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Caroline evidently remembered with clearness what had happened. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• This use of the word empire was evidently a different one from its former universal significance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• They buried their dead, often with ornaments, weapons, and food; they used a lot of colour in the burial, and evidently painted the body. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He had evidently suspected me of a medical design on his young lady! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He waited a moment, watching me earnestly--watching till he had evidently guessed what was passing in my mind before he resumed. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• She was evidently in a condition of great suffering, and Tom often heard her praying, as she wavered and trembled, and seemed about to fall down. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• You have evidently seen more in these rooms than was visible to me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• If the produce of domestic can be brought there as cheap as that of foreign industry, the regulation is evidently useless. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It was evidently taken by a snapshot from a small camera. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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