gamely

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As we speak, he gamely spoons chicken noodle soup into his mouth with a plastic spoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy, in the house at the reviewed performance, gamely went along when Radcliffe briefly enlisted her luminous services.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

As she told Salon in 2000, her manager gamely spun her disappearance from public view as intentional, that she was holding out for suitable scripts.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Carpenter is "gamely playing along", says Dowell, who gives the show four stars.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“Hmm, she’s not in my office,” she replied, gamely looking behind her as if the missing Ginny might be in a corner.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman