playfully

Example Sentences

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Playfully lifting the corner of her long trench coat, Yeromina showed how she had layered up to stay warm.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Playfully goth, the shoulders in this collection sit up around one’s ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Playfully but ominously, a cakelike chunk of hilly landscape is served on a plate, complete with a fork on the side, to represent human consumption of the environment.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

Playfully taunting title aside, Mullinkosson’s film is an affectionate portrait of a fraternal bond that no tribal council could ever tear apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2020

Playfully she ran through complex sentences, calling the words alive with her voice, making it seem that the author somehow was speaking directly to me.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez