flimsily

Example Sentences

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But oh, the lightness and pleasure of Lily and Ruth, their keen companionship over tea and toast, quick trips to the seaside, plimsolls by the door.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Goods branded with the mouthless cartoon adorned with a trademark hair bow are sold in 130 countries worldwide, with the range extending from prosecco to plimsolls.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

Only later, he reveals, did he discover that he had broken two ribs and a bone in his ankle after his plimsolls got stuck in the stirrups.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

The sisters were buried in their favourite clothes: Patricia in a white dress and Mirana in plimsolls, a skirt and a blouse.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2019

Georgie had no money for soccer boots, so he slipped around in the muck in his plimsolls.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2014