daintily

Example Sentences

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The worker uncurls its claw-like fingers, daintily grips the basket by its edges and walks it over to a conveyor that will send it through an industrial washing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

On the second floor, women sat in front of vanity desks as make-up artists powdered their faces and daintily applied blush to the apples of their cheeks.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

At one point, she daintily wraps a piece of tulle ribbon around a raw fish carcass.

From Salon • May 16, 2023

As Napoleon strolled into the dining tent, his chef quickly fried up the eggs from his steward’s pocket and placed them daintily atop the general’s feast.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2023

She sipped fron her cup, holding the handle daintily between her thumb anc forefinger.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss