merrily

Example Sentences

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They are no longer in question: The past two decades have seen practically all of his musicals revived to acclaim, most recently “Merrily We Roll Along,” a perceptive examination of the cost of ambition that famously flopped when it was first produced in 1981 but was a sellout recently on Broadway.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Usually the vortex spins merrily along and has little effect on our weather, but occasionally it moves or stretches southward over North America, bringing with it a jolt of cold," Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, told AFP.

From Barron's

If the pace had stayed that breakneck, my fellow schlock-lovers and I would have merrily pounded our chests.

From Los Angeles Times

One minute you're merrily drinking mulled wine, the next being asked why you're not happily married or whether you are planning children.

From BBC

Downstairs, away from the din of the four-to-the-floor beats, a different group of clubgoers take aim on the snooker tables and dart boards while others chat merrily over cut-price pints.

From BBC