languidly
Example Sentences
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Children sit in the shade and play languidly with rocks.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023
When she finally began, her set was a lyrical, high-concept performance that featured ballet dancers and contortionists as Del Rey draped herself languidly across the stage.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2023
And yet for me the show's beating heart is something that goes unnamed — and for artistic reasons that's for the better – across all six languidly beautiful and methodically brutal episodes.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2022
Michelle Obama’s right hand languidly grazes beneath her chin, dangling blue fingernails that add a distinctive note of contemporary color.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2021
A lean, fair-haired figure dressed in black detached himself from the assembly line and walked languidly toward a door that slid open to receive him.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Vocabulary lists containing languidly
The Great Gatsby
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The Sun Also Rises
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 1
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