gamely

Example Sentences

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Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy, in the house at the reviewed performance, gamely went along when Radcliffe briefly enlisted her luminous services.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Carpenter is "gamely playing along", says Dowell, who gives the show four stars.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

He gamely saved four set points at 3-5 but with his energy levels dropping was unable to save a fifth as the Spaniard took control.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The studios gamely went along, ruining the lives of a number of their creative talent who refused to disavow their pasts.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

I was starting to feel tired—it was very late and this wasn’t my usual shift— but I gamely put up my arms again like bear claws for a third round.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse