rollicking
Example Sentences
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The album’s opener, “What Can I Say,” is a rollicking, danceable breakup song fortified by a sharp backbeat, funky bassline and synthesizer strings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
It’s a rollicking, intense adventure about music and the way it bonds us through history.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
To Brook's credit, he did that well in the first innings of the third Test by easing, rather than rollicking, to 45.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
It was, for a time, a rollicking trajectory.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The musicians began again, with a louder, rollicking tune, and the villagers cheered and turned to the waiting feast.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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