Example Sentences

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Not likely, Dallas replies cheerily, “but that’s what we’re working hard for!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

We've all been cheerily instructed to do more with less, often without basic tools.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

"Have you got a bad back?" the receptionist asked cheerily.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

The two could civilly debate the issues of the day while cheerily disagreeing with each other—serving as a model of bipartisan debate and domesticity.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

“Perhaps I could be of assistance,” he says cheerily.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio