Synonym: severely. Similar words: stern, astern, eastern, western, cistern, postern, stubbornly, westerner. Meaning: adv. with sternness; in a severe manner.
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1) The chair sternly rebuked the audience for their laughter.
2) "We will take the necessary steps," she said sternly.
3) Her husband looked at her sternly.
4) He wagged his finger sternly at the two boys.
5) Uncle Albert pointed sternly to the chair opposite him.
6) Come on, girl, she said to herself sternly.
7) She told herself sternly that she must shake off this tendency towards romantic fantasy.
8) Of course, she reminded herself sternly, that was just proof that she had not had many sensual encounters.
9) Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help.
10) She controlled herself sternly, forcing her face into a puffy obstinate shape.
11) She reported sternly to a meeting of the management team that word-of-mouth recruitment might be taking place.
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13) The wrinkles around his mouth pulled down sternly as he talked about the upcoming missions.
14) His missionary teachers sternly announced the message that deviation from normality was a sin against the Emperor.
15) He has very sternly admonished student.
16) Sixthly, traitors must be sternly suppressed.
17) It must be quickly and sternly repressed.
18) " Den us'll walk,'said Mammy sternly.
19) He flattered himself he spoke rather sternly.
20) " You do what he says,'said Melanie sternly[sentencedict.com], " and do it quickly.
21) His eyes open wide in vision stared sternly across the sunbeam in which he halted.
22) "This kind of behaviour is not acceptable, " said the teacher sternly.
23) She poured the dark sherry into the glasses, and looked sternly at Franca.
24) 'You're going to have to start thinking for yourself,' said David sternly.
25) As wagtails flittered over the swimming pool, Jack Mitchell heard me admire Butch and lectured me sternly.
26) That was also rough play and he should have been punished sternly.
27) When Mr Putin sacked the energy minister, Mr Chubais was sternly reprimanded.
28) Clinging to the hillside amid scenic splendour, these houses sternly defy gravity by not tumbling down to the sea below.
29) Panorama The door is pushed open. A person walks in saying sternly.
30) If any of his disciples were jealous or obstructive , the Master would sternly chastise them.
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