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

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

She sips daintily from her straw, fingering it with lacquered nails.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen