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- adverb In an
avuncular way.
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Examples
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“What I hear you saying, my dear,” Aaron began avuncularly.
THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB LAURIE ABRAHAM 2010
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With one thick arm around my shoulder and the other making a suggestive gutting motion with the knife, he kindly and very avuncularly informed me that I better be good to his niece.
ccfinlay: raecarson's and ccfinlay's Excellent Adventure ccfinlay 2007
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With one thick arm around my shoulder and the other making a suggestive gutting motion with the knife, he kindly and very avuncularly informed me that I better be good to his niece.
We're home! secritcrush 2007
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That is, the dwarf was silent but a sight to marvel at, while the sword told of battles, answered questions in excruciating detail, and harrumped avuncularly at exclamations.
Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999
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Nathan interrupted, sounding avuncularly pleased with himself.
Dreaming of the Bones Deborah Crombie 1997
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Silently pointing to panelled and polished double-doors ahead, he gave me an encouraging pat on the shoulder and left me, rather in the manner of a colonel avuncularly sending a rookie into his first battle.
Decider Francis, Dick 1993
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Calmly, patiently, even avuncularly in "After the Hangover," I quote the obituaries for conservatism, pausing to note the obvious: The conservative corpse has arisen again.
The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. 2010
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Calmly, patiently, even avuncularly in "After the Hangover," I quote the obituaries for conservatism, pausing to note the obvious: The conservative corpse has arisen again.
The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. 2010
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"You're giving birth," says the public relations maven avuncularly, "Don't force it.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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