jovially

Example Sentences

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Making the rounds of TV talk shows, she jovially defended her old-fashioned lifestyle and dubbed herself an endangered species.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“It may not be good for America,” Moonves added jovially, “but it’s damn good for CBS.”

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

There was a time when you could walk into Zeitgeist, a notorious dive bar in San Francisco, and be certain to see Isaac Fitzgerald jovially drinking there — and, some time later, working the door.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022

“I keep seeing the exit door,” Patinkin, 69, said jovially on a video call from his cabin in the Hudson Valley in New York.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

“Three?” said Mr. Corcoran to me jovially, holding up three fingers.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt