"Expertly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... reigned. With his drowsy stare Jacobus seemed to be slumbering open-eyed. Yet, somehow, I was aware of being profoundly scrutinised by those heavy eyes. In the enormous cavern of the store somebody began to nail down a case, expertly: tap-tap . ...
— 'Twixt Land & Sea • Joseph Conrad
... basket of cocoa-nut shells covered over with a small quantity of rice, as if full of rice. They would also snatch a sword from its scabbard, and plunge instantly into the water, where they dived like so many ducks; and the women were as roguish as the men, stealing as impudently, and diving as expertly to carry off ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume X • Robert Kerr
... laughter, the line swung in about her, close. Bodies crowded against her, a hand was clapped over her mouth. Other hands held her arms. Her feet came off the ground and she had a momentary awareness of being rushed expertly forward. ...
— Legacy • James H Schmitz
... caught up the alluring dress without a second glance, and slipped it expertly over her head, and was jerking ...
— The Wishing Moon • Louise Elizabeth Dutton |
