Example Sentences

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Though “stolid” is a questionable term given how bouncily she zips from borough to borough, that sense of contradiction is key to the actor’s allure.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2016

On the Los Leones trail, Puddicombe set off bouncily through the brush.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 29, 2015

When the orchestra broke bouncily into the score of West Side Story, even the guests of honor, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, could not help tapping their feet.

From Time Magazine Archive