languidly
Example Sentences
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Originally painted with one strap languidly falling from the shoulder, Sargent’s portrait created a stir in late-1800s Paris.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Then again, you could take the time-honored, lazy-summer approach and spoon it up, languidly and meltingly, right from the container and into your mouth.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023
The first came in Brazil's opening group game against Czechoslovakia when Pele, from several yards inside the centre circle in his own half, received the ball languidly then spotted keeper Ivo Viktor off his line.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022
The Dnipro River, which flows languidly around the city of Kherson, has become the front line.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
He gestured languidly toward his gigantic map of Italy.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing languidly
The Great Gatsby
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The Sun Also Rises
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 1
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