merrily
Example Sentences
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“Did you at least prepare him for the vortex of evil that is the Seton brand—I mean, family?” she snarks merrily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Downstairs, away from the din of the four-to-the-floor beats, a different group of clubgoers take aim on the snooker tables and dart boards while others chat merrily over cut-price pints.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
He merrily throws onto the passenger manifest the likes of Josephine Bonaparte, Josephine Baker, Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
I hung out with two Republican guys in suits who live in Brussels; they merrily ribbed each other and spoke about the importance of freedom to the American spirit.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2025
The cries of joy must have reached all the way to heaven, for just at that moment the first snow fell, swirling merrily outside the windows like confetti.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
