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- adverb In a
disarming manner
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Examples
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He leaned back to survey her face, his expression disarmingly earnest.
The Devil Wears Plaid Teresa Medeiros 2010
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Because of his obvious goodwill, Smiley can ask questions in words that are disarmingly honest, such as, "why are black boys harder to reach?"
John Thompson: Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail" John Thompson 2011
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A disarmingly sexy paramedic, a plain manila envelope, and a whipping wind lead Quentin from a chilly Brooklyn twilight to the warmth of a summer day in the country.
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She always uses it to make a larger point that is as disarmingly frank and surprising as her language.
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Because of his obvious goodwill, Smiley can ask questions in words that are disarmingly honest, such as, "why are black boys harder to reach?"
John Thompson: Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail" John Thompson 2011
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Because of his obvious goodwill, Smiley can ask questions in words that are disarmingly honest, such as, "why are black boys harder to reach?"
John Thompson: Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail" John Thompson 2011
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In his introduction, Tomine admits disarmingly that he had originally planned to weed out the pieces which he is now embarrassed about, but that would have left very little, so instead he has aimed for completeness.
My great-uncle's horrible death: the missing bit of the story drasecretcampus 2009
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Because of his obvious goodwill, Smiley can ask questions in words that are disarmingly honest, such as, "why are black boys harder to reach?"
John Thompson: Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail" John Thompson 2011
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Because of his obvious goodwill, Smiley can ask questions in words that are disarmingly honest, such as, "why are black boys harder to reach?"
John Thompson: Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail" John Thompson 2011
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Because of his obvious goodwill, Smiley can ask questions in words that are disarmingly honest, such as, "why are black boys harder to reach?"
John Thompson: Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail" John Thompson 2011
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