daintily

Example Sentences

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Daintily, he trotted out to the flank in his sneakers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Daintily, deliberately, he stroked the ball toward the hole.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Daintily done! Daintily done!” he said, and Miss Nsia smiled at his horse-laugh.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Daintily, I pick up the proper fork to use for the salad, and notice that two of the councilmen use their main-course forks by mistake.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

"These be the pretty genis of the flowers, Daintily fed with honey and pure dew."

From Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins by Madison, Lucy Foster