jovially

Example Sentences

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Making the rounds of TV talk shows, she jovially defended her old-fashioned lifestyle and dubbed herself an endangered species.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Not as much as Americans, who Smith jovially admitted to taking pains to avoid in her walkabouts.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

“I keep seeing the exit door,” Patinkin, 69, said jovially on a video call from his cabin in the Hudson Valley in New York.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

In jovially extending an inclusive embrace, “Head Over Heels” seeks and finds a new communal beat.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

"Hello, Wilson, old man," said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald