Example Sentences

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Cheerfully naïve, unsuspecting of the world’s cruelty, she views herself as an educator, fostering understanding.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Cheerfully decline to have a baby shower thrown for you.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2019

Cheerfully: “We’re fine — I just need ____,” which you then prove by inviting her back.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2019

Cheerfully, he remembers that the museum is in the next street, just around the corner.

From Newsweek

Poor mother's living Kitty obtains, Cheerfully giving Her all that she gains.

From London Town by Crane, Thomas