merrily

Example Sentences

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“Did you at least prepare him for the vortex of evil that is the Seton brand—I mean, family?” she snarks merrily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

If the pace had stayed that breakneck, my fellow schlock-lovers and I would have merrily pounded our chests.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Downstairs, away from the din of the four-to-the-floor beats, a different group of clubgoers take aim on the snooker tables and dart boards while others chat merrily over cut-price pints.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

The hivemind refuses to hurt or kill any living being, states its preference for vegetarianism and merrily labors to care for the few who aren’t like them.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Some tiny soldiers in the enemy camp were merrily playing Fox-and-Geese on a frozen pond.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White