happily
Example Sentences
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One of the youngest sweet tooths is Matilda, six, who helped her mum Jasmin Gelsana, 36, decorate a store-bought cake, and who happily admits: "I'm a good eater, not a baker".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Or maybe, Elizabeth Goldring impishly suggests in “Holbein: Renaissance Master,” he meant that he’d happily take Communion if only the table were more beautiful—dressed up, say, like a Catholic altar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
It would be an easy win to cast Gellar in a reskin of one of her renowned characters, but “Ready or Not 2” happily doesn’t play it so safe.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
George happily describes “Songs of Douglass & Littell” as a passion project.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
“Those reins really are quite useful,” the prince said happily.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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