un-puritanically

Example Sentences

• "There speaks out the true Puritan of two centuries ago; but it reads strangely, as it stands in close juxtaposition with the other passage wherein he minutely recounts the Pearl Necklace, Gold Watch, and Diamond Rings, which he had so recently (and so un-Puritanically) bestowed upon his new wife."
• "Jonathan, greatly disappointed by the loss of his love, was angered with his brother, and very un-Puritanically meditated revenge."
• "He began his ministerial career by taking on himself to supply the place of a brother collegian, the Puritan minister in charge of Littlington, near Royston, who, most un-Puritanically, was often incapacitated by drink from performing his duties."
• "The wainscoted chapel was, in Hacket’s opinion, ‘the only room that was too little’—it was only about 21 feet long, almost square, and most un-Puritanically adorned with rich carving and with pictures."
• "Whether it be the traditional turkey stuffed very un-Puritanically with a pilaf of exotic suggestion; or fabulous pheasant trimmed with herbed wild rice and slivered almonds; or (most taste-tantalizing of all, perhaps) roast duck mellowed in a deliciously different stuffing of sauerkraut and apples—whatever bird you choose, your feast will be a noble one and your whole family will be thankful that you read the Journal!"
• "Williams, who un-Puritanically reiterated that music was a gift of God, sang from Ainsworth’s psalter both in Plymouth and Salem."