daintily
Example Sentences
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You see how Julie methodically, and with a hint of odd urgency, unpacks her luggage, and how Rosalind daintily removes a tablet from a pillbox.
From New York Times
The contrasts of blitz and delicacy are even greater, as daintily arranged string sections or screaming winds and brass appear and vanish at will.
From New York Times
She crossed the street in front of my car, moving her feet daintily, and her arms arched overhead, ready for her pirouette.
From Seattle Times
The actors distinguish themselves through affectations: a raised eyebrow, a bow, a giggle, a swept leg, a daintily dropped handkerchief, a cleared throat.
From New York Times
Another, purple with a splash of white and fuchsia flowers that flows daintily across the bodice.
From New York Times
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