in a lively manner
Example Sentences
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He opens his eyes at once, smiles, gets up and walks, and chats in a lively manner.
From Telepathy and the Subliminal Self by R. Osgood Mason
We gossiped a little while together in a lively manner, and I recounted some little adventures of travel, which amused her exceedingly.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Compare this with the grouping and animation of the Sleigh-omnibus; heads piled upon heads, as in a picture; black hats, feathers, plumage, barrel-caps, etc., bobbing about in a lively manner to the music of bells.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
As he still remained absorbed in his own miserable thoughts, she returned to the attack in a lively manner.
From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Charles Theodore Murray
The teamster raised it; slowly drained it to the bottom; dropped a coin into the landlord’s hand; cracked his whip in a lively manner and moved on.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
