daintily
Example Sentences
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McDonald’s has been the object of social-media derision since a Feb. 3 video of its CEO nibbling daintily at the chain’s latest offering, the multilayer Big Arch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
On the second floor, women sat in front of vanity desks as make-up artists powdered their faces and daintily applied blush to the apples of their cheeks.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
At one point, she daintily wraps a piece of tulle ribbon around a raw fish carcass.
From Salon • May 16, 2023
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 • Feb. 21, 2022
“I’m assuming that doesn’t mean what I think it does,” Jack said, his eyes narrowed to slits as he watched the prince daintily break off another piece of bread.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
