capered
Example Sentences
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"We don't have the means to pay for her studies," she explained from their home's back courtyard, where young children capered about and two rams watched from an enclosure.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Her two dogs, Emma and Bubba, capered into Speier’s sunny living and dining room, lightening the mood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023
Ornamental young debutantes capered about in Christian Lacroix pouf dresses.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022
Addie, a lefty who mastered the monkey bars at two, capered about like a leprechaun, indifferent to the fate of her swooping forehands.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 18, 2016
He capered out from under the porch where he lived in hot weather, and ran circles around us, dropping down to slide his hind end in the weeds.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
