gaily

Example Sentences

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But she has skipped gaily upon each milestone, obscuring the nature and means of that progress.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2024

The butterflies enter first, quivering gaily atop their sticks.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

He played Stuff on the night I attended, gaily tromping around with shopping bags as Everybody, looking for some support, comes to recognize that this embodiment of acquisitiveness cares nothing about salvation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022

The scene in question shows her determination to get them on her page: Julia gaily waltzes into the offices of WGBH, cake plate in hand and ready to negotiate with a side of sugar.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2022

The Humbug whistled gaily at his work, for he was never as happy as when he had a job which required no thinking at all.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster