winningly

Example Sentences

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"I'd boo me too," he posted winningly after more barracking from across the Channel.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“This way, young man,” lied the server winningly as he steered me to a table.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Much of the post-game celebration focused on the presence of pop star Taylor Swift, who smooched her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and smiled winningly at the cameras.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

His Lenny Bruce is crude but winningly so — more forgiving of human frailty than mocking it, and skillful in using earthy common sense to attack the prejudices of his day.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Our correspondent naïvely says that even Ellen Terry could not be so winningly attractive as some of these grubby-faced little children pretend—and even imagine themselves—to be.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker