playfully
Example Sentences
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This playfully theatrical work routinely breaks the fourth wall to raise questions about the ethics of the dramatic project underway.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
It swoops down playfully in “A Black Song,” over a swung rumble of drumbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Brady upped the ante after Sports Illustrated playfully asked how many WWE wrestlers it would take to sack him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Charles tried to carry me but I pushed him off and walked on the break, grinding my teeth to stop myself from crying out, while I slapped playfully at my brother.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
