cheerfully

Example Sentences

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“You know, as you get old, friends go away. Parents die. Even children leave,” she cheerfully tells Ashley in an early scene, when she finds out she and Austin intend to marry.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Lumalee quickly won audiences over in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” with his cheerfully nihilistic one-liners while imprisoned by Bowser.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"We'll be discussing Arundhati Roy's Mother Mary Comes to Me this week," she says cheerfully.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

In summoning so much mirth for its monument to merriment, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” cheerfully rages against the dying of the light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“I didn’t want to miss Father when he calls,” I say cheerfully.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson