larkish

Example Sentences

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"And sleep onset keeps progressively delaying in adolescence until age 18 to 20. After that, you start becoming more morning larkish again."

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

“The Seagull: Malibu” isn’t always consistent in setting up the time period, but the production’s larkish approach is infectious.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

The fact that Elba, who created “Turn Up Charlie” with Gary Reich, is himself a d.j. contributes to the larkish mood.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 19, 2019

Its glimpses into believable neurotic behavior among women are larkish and offhand—but blown up for the big screen, they’re not quite enough to fill it.

From Time • Jun. 15, 2017

But the spectacle of Flaubert writing in mots justes a grand larkish extravaganza cannot be conjured up by fancy.

From The Author's Craft by Bennett, Arnold