gaily

Example Sentences

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But she has skipped gaily upon each milestone, obscuring the nature and means of that progress.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2024

The scene in question shows her determination to get them on her page: Julia gaily waltzes into the offices of WGBH, cake plate in hand and ready to negotiate with a side of sugar.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2022

Texts from the Karnak temple complex near Luxor describe baboons as “announcing” Ra while “they dance for him, jump gaily for him, sing praises for him, and shout out for him.”

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

When those run scarce, they switch to using gaily printed quilting fabric and waterproof Tyvek house wrap.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2020

She danced around the room, gaily swinging her school bag.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr