Sentences with phrase «almost by rote»

The Mastermind said it was crucial that a bank robbery proceed in a specific order, almost by rote.
'' «I'm so sorry,» I said, adding — almost by rote — «I hope C. difficile is on the list.»
Generations of Catholics, including priests, learned it almost by rote, often ending with a set of abstract propositions which they could not easily relate to the world or to history.
Generations of Catholics, including priests, learned [scholasticism] almost by rote, often ending with a set of abstract propositions which they could not easily relate to the world or to history.

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Distracting herself from the sight of his almost bare chest, she nervously recited by rote her planned introductions.
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