playfully
Example Sentences
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Brady upped the ante after Sports Illustrated playfully asked how many WWE wrestlers it would take to sack him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Since they formed in 2019, the artists have gained an international reputation for employing the slick tropes of marketing and fashion to playfully skewer consumerism and supply-chain systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Earlier this month, Punch's situation began looking up when zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo, near Tokyo, posted that he was gradually integrating with a troop of monkeys -- "playfully poking others and getting scolded".
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Even the snobbiest TV snoots can’t resist Alan Cumming as the playfully sadistic laird of Ardross Castle, emceeing what is essentially a closed circle murder mystery.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
Closed Due to Inclement Weather it says, in a fancy script surrounded by playfully painted grey clouds.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
