happily
Example Sentences
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“Our home was a crazy jumble of pieces from different places we’d lived in before, all commingling, but not very happily; I called it the Island of Misfit Furniture.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lorenzo Arellano is my father, a happily retired truck driver living in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
All four ties have plenty of interest - and happily all but the last one kicks off at a sociable hour.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
All youth sports are like this, but soccer is hilariously commodified: if you want your golden retriever to play for the Fire Kickers FC Select D Team, Fire Kickers FC will happily take your money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Cocoa happily climbs into my backpack, but Cleo hangs back with Junior.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
