jauntily
Example Sentences
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Cut the pastry into roughly nine 3-inch squares and tuck each one into a prepared muffin tin, leaving the corners to rise jauntily above the cups.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The final scene, in which Titus enters dressed as a chef, a cream puff of a toque jauntily placed on his head—he’s baked those unpalatable pies—retains its deranged tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
His version of a dad joke meant, I think, to jauntily suggest that I wasn’t his?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2024
Nearby, Rhythm jauntily greets some of the show’s producers, who pause their work to pet the charming pup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
She was still a girl, a slight lovely girl who lay in bed and ate chocolates, a girl whose hair smelled like hyacinth and whose scarves fluttered jauntily in the breeze.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
