Example Sentences
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Act too supinely and it could alienate voters who, polls show, are growing increasingly incensed at the friendly fire pouring out from Washington, said Peter Matuschek, director of Germany’s Forsa polling group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Mencken, slipped supinely into the estate and dignity of a golf player.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
But supinely accepting his silence threatens to normalize the distinctly abnormal.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2017
Though most of the Constituent Assembly members are Diem supporters, they did not accept his proposals supinely or find easy agreement among themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shaughnessy, unruffled, bent to pick up his property, stepped for a moment to the door, then seated himself on a chair, facing Micky, who sprawled supinely on a sofa.
From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.
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