lawyerly

Example Sentences

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Calm, lawyerly, reasonable, he was the smooth corporation man who made the Mafia professional.

From The Wall Street Journal

The courtroom avenue, even if lawyerly successful, is hardly a solution to our youths’ psychological damage from screen addiction.

From The Wall Street Journal

With its lawyerly shenanigans and emotional poignancy, “A Case of Life and Limb” is a real corker, as a policeman who sometimes counsels Gabriel might say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Retaining the header is a lawyerly attempt to keep his word while flouting it in spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal

“From a normal lawyerly perspective, these things are really imprecise. But that imprecision gives maximum flexibility so that a range of people can be targeted and, potentially, chilled,” she said.

From Salon