Moderately

Examples

• Even if water is only moderately hard, much soap is lost. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Grind the drugs to a moderately fine powder and mix them with the oils and gums. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• An echo is caused by the reflection of sound waves at some moderately even surface, such as the wall of a building. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• You can tell them to sprinkle a little vinegar about the place where he sleeps and to keep it moderately cool and him moderately warm. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Only moderately ordinary children should be sent to school--so it seems to me. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I think she was in some measure fond of you, said I, moderately. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• All right, you row a little moderately. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• They were moderately clean, a few freshly washed, the others dusty. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I saluted too but more moderately. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• During the time of these battles and dangers, old Miss Crawley was living at Brighton, very moderately moved by the great events that were going on. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He who was moderately fortunate in the number of the lot--even the very last comer--might have a good life if he chose with wisdom. Plato. The Republic.
• On either side, the islands stand on a moderately shallow submarine bank, and these islands are inhabited by the same or by closely allied quadrupeds. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Grind the drugs to a moderately fine powder, and mix with the oils and gums. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• It is good to wander along the coast, when formed of moderately hard rocks, and mark the process of degradation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The curates, meantime, sat and sipped their wine, a liquor of unpretending vintage, moderately enjoyed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• This tenth part, however, is estimated so very moderately, that, in many provinces, it is said not to exceed a thirtieth part of the ordinary produce. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• This system was exploited through the use of a moderately paid clerical force. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• They go to bed moderately early, and sleep well. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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