jovially
Example Sentences
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Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
Making the rounds of TV talk shows, she jovially defended her old-fashioned lifestyle and dubbed herself an endangered species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“I keep seeing the exit door,” Patinkin, 69, said jovially on a video call from his cabin in the Hudson Valley in New York.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
"It's a phrase you would hear very often in northern working class towns. We'd even say it jovially to other people - we say it's a scummy thing to do."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2021
Lord Fredrick slapped him jovially on the back.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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