airily

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This led me to be very wary of people airily predicting that democracy was finished, and made me alive to the way that, paradoxically, such nightmares can actually damage democracy.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

I told my story light and airily, but it was heavy when it happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

It careens from the explosively decorative to the airily calming.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

He was kidding on the square about being a streaming hoarder, and he’s got company among fellow celebrities, including those who used to airily claim they had time to make TV but not watch it.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Although he began his speech airily, it doesn’t end that way.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black