jaunty
Example Sentences
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In 1964 Frank Sinatra recorded his jaunty love song “Fly Me to the Moon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The pop star achieved the feat with her single XMAS, an irrepressibly jaunty anthem about "the presents underneath the tree" and kissing someone special "out in the snow".
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
To get the right feeling for a story set in Edwardian London, the Shermans channeled the jaunty tunes of the Music Hall tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Mazie was my sweet girl, a jaunty caramel-colored spaniel with bulgy brown eyes that radiated love, even in her final days when she fell almost every time she tried to stand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
She hurried up the steps, smiling a little at this fancy: it was because he looked so young and defenseless as he walked away, and yet so jaunty and strong.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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