playfully
Example Sentences
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It’s difficult to imagine that a single presented as playfully as this one will be taking a real hard look at its association with stigma and shame.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
She posed for one of UNC’s official photographers, playfully biting her “All Access” pass in one shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Curry was the playfully crooked Rooster Hannigan, and had a standout scene singing and dancing in a pencil mustache and slicked back hair to “Easy Street,” alongside Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ms. Rundell, who is a fellow at Oxford and has published a biography of John Donne in addition to her children’s fiction, is a playfully erudite writer, referencing Aristotle and Cinderella with equal fluency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mom playfully snatched the bowl and scooped a healthy serving.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
