Sensibly

Examples

• They enter with more warmth into such sentiments, and feel more sensibly the pleasure, which arises from them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The poorness of the pasture had, in his opinion, occasioned the degradation of their cattle, which degenerated sensibly from me generation to another. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• At the end, she was so overcome with prostrate love for him, that she could scarcely speak sensibly at all. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Now let us talk sensibly. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• But it would be otherwise in a country where the funds destined for the maintenance of labour were sensibly decaying. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It may, indeed, be examined in the shade, but in this case the exposure should only be for a few minutes; by the light of candles or lamps, it is not sensibly affected. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He flatters my vanity by talking to me as seriously and sensibly as if I was a man. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He had spoken so sensibly and feelingly of my weakness that I wanted to know something about his strength. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Would he, asked Mr. Lorry, be sensibly relieved if he could prevail upon himself to impart that secret brooding to any one, when it is on him? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• In truth, I found myself incorrigible with respect to _Order_; and, now I am grown old and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Miss Micawber, nursing the unconscious stranger of Mrs. Micawber's last letter to me, was sensibly affected. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Its rate of advance was slow, and the old man gained upon it sensibly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• It is a matter of great joy to me; and I feel the goodness of Colonel Brandon most sensibly. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• When he received her letter he was greatly moved, but did not the less sensibly feel that she was far divided from him by more than distance. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• This trait of kindness moved me sensibly. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• When poor Mrs. Micawber saw me come in, in my black clothes, she was sensibly affected. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Independence was more needful than ever; the want of it at Mansfield more sensibly felt. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Live stock diminished sensibly in the country, from the effects of the great demand in the market. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Shrinking from the observation of other men, and shrinking from his own, he began to change very sensibly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It does not appear that the price of butcher's meat has ever been sensibly affected by it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Though disappointed by this bare result, Mr Wegg felt too sensibly relieved by the close of the labour, to grumble to any great extent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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