happily
Example Sentences
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“That’s my next strange adventure,” Washburn said happily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"It was every parent's worst nightmare. One moment she was happily playing, and the next she was fighting for her life," said Emma.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He would have happily taken half of what the jury gave him, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Afterward the children played happily with their old friend, tugging on her fur and pulling her by the ears while she gently nipped and rolled them around between her massive paws.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
