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

Not every collection is a success: a delicate red-orange shrimp daintily eludes the suction tube, swirling its long antenna as it swims almost triumphantly beyond reach.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • May 16, 2023

The contrasts of blitz and delicacy are even greater, as daintily arranged string sections or screaming winds and brass appear and vanish at will.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

She gave the guts to Gelifen, who took them daintily from her hand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell