Reasonably

Examples

• These were instances of friendship for which any man might reasonably feel most grateful. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He has a certain amount of information at hand which is, we will assume, reasonably trustworthy. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It is found in all parts of the world and reasonably near the surface. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Well, that's all we could reasonably expect from Morse Hudson, said Holmes, as we emerged from the shop. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• We bought them very reasonably and moved everything there. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• These _Memoirs_, in their character of fidelity, which no one can reasonably doubt, assume a rank of more than common consideration. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Why, reasonably conwalessent,' replied Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I could pass a reasonably good examination already, as a pilot in these waters, I think. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She could only speak on these topics from hearsay, but she was reasonably certain of the truth of what little she had to tell. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• You swear, I said, to be harmless; but have you not already shewn a degree of malice that should reasonably make me distrust you? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• So far he was reasonably sure of having fulfilled all his obligations. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Now, get up, Mrs Lammle, and let us speak reasonably. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He spoke now still calmly and reasonably but with great authority. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• But because we don't explain our reasons, they won't believe we're acting reasonably. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• In the pursuit of which, by thrift and management, I might reasonably expect, in about two hundred years, to be the wealthiest man in the kingdom. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• I had every attention from the Frasers that could be reasonably expected. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• But the magistrate was half blind and half childish, so he couldn't reasonably be expected to discern what other people did. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Nay, he spoke now still calmly and reasonably as Pilar walked the girl along. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• My data were coming more quickly than I could have reasonably hoped. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• It might reasonably have been supposed that she was listening to the wind, which rose somewhat as the night advanced, and laid hold of the attention. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Jane had sent Caroline an early answer to her letter, and was counting the days till she might reasonably hope to hear again. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• But here it may reasonably be asked, why this mixture takes place only in some cases, and appears not on every occasion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• However, it was hardly morning, and I might reasonably hope to arrive by night. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• This was enough to make Lucy really and reasonably happy. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I never spoke more reasonably, dearest--in your interests, as well as in mine. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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