playfully

Example Sentences

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Many other businesses have stock symbols that playfully evoke their corporate missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

This playfully theatrical work routinely breaks the fourth wall to raise questions about the ethics of the dramatic project underway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Hilda playfully shoves her sister and her sister does the same.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya