jaunty
Example Sentences
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The jaunty wool cap pulled over her honey-brown hair may be her nod to both the cold winter weather and more conservative ways.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
His book, flowing with jaunty charm, is Milne-centered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
In another cast, opposite the less effective Isaac Hernández, Léa Fleytoux played the ballet’s jaunty interloper with insouciance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
These videos are balm and inspiration for our dark times and they’re even better with a soundtrack — I’ve seen people remix them with jaunty Mexican banda classics such as “La Chona” or “El Sinaloense.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
As he was brought into the warehouse, Smith recognized his old foe, Dewey; he stopped chewing a hunk of Doublemint gum he had in his mouth, and grinned and winked at Dewey, jaunty and mischievous.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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