SATISFACTORILY in a Sentence

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For SATISFACTORILY, below is one of 15 sentences:
I tried to go then, but they wouldn't hear of it; perhaps my presence made them feel more satisfactorily alone.

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 Meanings and Examples of SATISFACTORILY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
satisfactorily
 ad.  in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably
Classic Sentence:
1  I tried to go then, but they wouldn't hear of it; perhaps my presence made them feel more satisfactorily alone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
2  The affair being so satisfactorily concluded, Hester Prynne, with Pearl, departed from the house.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER
3  I intimated that my aunt would be proud and delighted to make their acquaintance; though I must say I was not quite sure of their getting on very satisfactorily together.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 41. DORA'S AUNTS
4  "I am glad it has all ended so satisfactorily, and that you are back again," he went on.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 33
5  However, Squealer easily convinced them that the veterinary surgeon in Willingdon could treat Boxer's case more satisfactorily than could be done on the farm.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IX
6  To her the conference closed as satisfactorily as to him.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
7  Matters being thus amicably and satisfactorily arranged, the contract was solemnly ratified in another teacupful of the peppermint mixture; which was rendered the more necessary, by the flutter and agitation of the lady's spirits.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
8  Berg, who had obtained his captaincy during the campaign, had gained the confidence of his superiors by his promptitude and accuracy and had arranged his money matters very satisfactorily.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII
9  He was in very good spirits; the affair with the purchaser was going on satisfactorily, and there was nothing to keep him any longer in Moscow, away from the countess whom he missed.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XVIII
10  The Councillor imagined it was the cholera that was meant, which people made so much fuss about; and the discourse passed off satisfactorily enough.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
11  I used to draw a comparison between him and Hindley Earnshaw, and perplex myself to explain satisfactorily why their conduct was so opposite in similar circumstances.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
12  And with every day that passed, she became more sure in her own mind of his devotion, more certain he would arrange matters satisfactorily when the Yankees were finally beaten.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
13  She complains of difficulty in breathing satisfactorily at times, and of heavy, lethargic sleep, with dreams that frighten her, but regarding which she can remember nothing.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence:
1  If violations can not be satisfactorily resolved, the U.
2  The patient is getting on satisfactorily.