: in a sage or wise manner
The soldiers nodded sagely to each other. Cluny was right. There was no fondness in the ranks for the dead, power-hungry bully.—
Brian Jacques
Brian JacquesSpike the bulldog and Droopy have a Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner thing going on as Spike cheats, schemes, and sabotages in his futile efforts to defeat Droopy, but as Droopy sagely observes, "Cheaters never win."—Donald Liebenson
Donald LiebensonExamples of sagely in a Sentence
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Bo placed his hands on the frightened man’s shoulders, gazing into his eyes and talking to him sagely.
—Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Although, as a new FBI security advisory demonstrates only too sagely, phishing is not the only hacking fruit, that doesn’t mean that the risk of social engineering is to be ignored.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
As Rose sagely explains, the relationship between those past and present is more fraught north of the Arctic Circle, where the living have come to occupy the dark hours normally reserved for the dead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
If a historically unique destructive force inhabits the Oval Office, the Constitution — which, as Justice Robert Jackson sagely observed, is not a suicide pact — allows immediate expulsion.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
Costello nodded along sagely to the music and exchanged bon mots with wife Krall; Fallon headbanged and sang along; Olsen took a smoke break.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
For the most part, the researchers found, emissions stem from rush hour vehicle congestion, which remote workers sagely sidestep.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
On the other side of a French fry platter, Ms. Liddy and Ms. Flowers nodded sagely.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 14 May 2023
As Anderson sagely observed to a Madison Avenue audience, that was an acceptable quid pro quo in the days of passive TV viewing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Although, as a new FBI security advisory demonstrates only too sagely, phishing is not the only hacking fruit, that doesn’t mean that the risk of social engineering is to be ignored.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
As Rose sagely explains, the relationship between those past and present is more fraught north of the Arctic Circle, where the living have come to occupy the dark hours normally reserved for the dead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
If a historically unique destructive force inhabits the Oval Office, the Constitution — which, as Justice Robert Jackson sagely observed, is not a suicide pact — allows immediate expulsion.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
Costello nodded along sagely to the music and exchanged bon mots with wife Krall; Fallon headbanged and sang along; Olsen took a smoke break.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
For the most part, the researchers found, emissions stem from rush hour vehicle congestion, which remote workers sagely sidestep.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
On the other side of a French fry platter, Ms. Liddy and Ms. Flowers nodded sagely.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 14 May 2023
As Anderson sagely observed to a Madison Avenue audience, that was an acceptable quid pro quo in the days of passive TV viewing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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“Sagely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sagely. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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