How To Use Tritely In A Sentence
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She smiled contritely, her voice sounding oh so reasonable.
Three Stages of Amazement
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So before Lohan reports to jail next week, she might do well to think about Polanski's plight (and flight): On the one hand, maybe she should contritely serve her sentence and move on with her life.
Dan Mirvish: What Lindsay Lohan Can Learn from Roman Polanski
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tritely expressed emotions
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If I have caused any embarrassment or distress to the parties concerned I unreservedly, sincerely and contritely apologise.
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There is usually a period of outright lying, followed by Harry contritely admitting that he has hit, kicked, pushed or thrown something at William.
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Bach stared at Hunter intently for a few moments, then his expression relaxed and he nodded contritely.
Hell’s Gate
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“Thank you for coming to get me,” Brenda said contritely sometime later.
Fatal Error
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I'm Episcopalian, so the closest I can come to atoning for people's sins -- unless I discover Jesus on my toast -- is wandering around contritely, taking responsibility for other people's actions.
Virginia Thomas's Anita Hill apology demand
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The lad's nationality had nothing to do with anything, a fact contritely conceded later by the person who made the first remark.
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That was rude of me, Colbert says, faux contritely.
Stephen Colbert walks out on 'The View'
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I tell him that, tritely and reductively, this could be his own story.
Times, Sunday Times
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“The head of Sci-Fi channel has contritely promised to includemore homosex in future shows, and to do it nonchalantly, just as if this abomination is normal and natural and worthy of no comment.” and:
At the crossroads of desire and fear, we find such things as this « paper fruit
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Instead of standing contritely he had a tantrum and consequently was locked in the principal's office.
Christopher Brauchli: Crime and Children's Punishment
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US President Barack Obama has contritely urged tourists to visit gambling heaven Las Vegas after recent remarks that were interpreted as telling Americans to shun recession-battered "Sin City.
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But as the firms began contritely co-operating with officials on settlements of the charges, investors responded rapidly.
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Intriguing, but some of it borders on the tritely aphoristic.
August « 2009 « Squares of Wheat
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A man should pray with eyes fast-closed and head contritely bowed.