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How to use deferentially in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word deferentially? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
By these accounts, it would seem that the only good politician is a non-politician, somebody who bows out deferentially to the sidelines.
Amy nodded deferentially and kicked off her shoes, settling into the soft, downy bed, leaving the door flung wide open.
In a narrow street, three smaller cars pull over, deferentially, almost in formation, to let our huge, silvery barque glide past.
Locals deferentially call it the Atomium, a vast silver sculpture of an atomic structure which overlooks the King Baudouin Stadium.
And I'm backing out of the room deferentially as I say this, but never mind Andrew Mitchell and Plebgate.
Nonetheless, I answered every question as politely and deferentially as I would all members of the House.
Ecclesiastical authorities were deferentially treated everywhere, but their political influence declined, and they lamented the failure of the corpus separatum.
Formerly deferentially named Kid Pharaon, Thierry Duvigneau comes back today after a long pause under the name The Electric Fresco to present his folk-songs, still inhabited and inspired by a slow and sensual groove.
For one year you are the much-respected figurehead of the club, addressed deferentially as captain, and there are forelocks being tugged as you pass by.
Mr. Hempseed, touching his forelock, was quietly vacating the seat in the hearth. Everyone was staring curiously, yet deferentially, at the foreigners.
Hat in hand, the sailors stood deferentially in a semicircle before him.
Examples from Classical Literature
The Earl again trotted gently on, raising his hat most deferentially as he came along side of her, as usual, unaverted head.
He bowed humbly and deferentially, and retired to the steps and his cigarette.
He said deferentially in the first place that he was not a savage.
With Tosca Scarpia begins his interview quietly, deferentially.
Jim looked at her deferentially, as he passed, a hand ready for his hat.
He bowed to her as deferentially as to a sultana, when he made his answer.
Two or three bystanders eyed me deferentially, as a probable expert.
Here he became Smilash again, walking deferentially a little before her, as if she had hired him to point out the way.
Then she said something to which he listened deferentially, but which he completely failed to understand.
These ladies were deferentially received by Miss Temple, as Mrs.
I listened deferentially to the end yet with every nerve in my body tingling in hostile response to the Blunt vibration, which seemed to have got into my very hair.
The buyer said nothing to him on the subject, but began to treat him a little more deferentially and presently gave him designs to do for two of the country customers.
I glanced at the latter deferentially as he stood looking out of window.
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