daintily

Example Sentences

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The worker uncurls its claw-like fingers, daintily grips the basket by its edges and walks it over to a conveyor that will send it through an industrial washing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Not every collection is a success: a delicate red-orange shrimp daintily eludes the suction tube, swirling its long antenna as it swims almost triumphantly beyond reach.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

At one point, she daintily wraps a piece of tulle ribbon around a raw fish carcass.

From Salon • May 16, 2023

In the age of social distancing, no celebrity profile can begin with the subject wolfishly striding into a hotel bar or daintily picking at a breakfast.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2021

August looks down at the finger sticking into his chest, pauses a few beats, and then takes it daintily between thumb and forefinger.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen