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In that picture he is standing off to the side and the others are chatting convivially.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2020

In “Lawn Party,” thirteen guests mingle convivially outside a shingled golden-brown country house.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 20, 2018

That said, Telluride isn’t only about filmmakers and stars convivially communing in jeans and untucked shirts — though there is plenty of that.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2017

After the “family photo” group shot, the other leaders convivially walked down the narrow Sicilian streets to their luncheon.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2017

“It might even get me into The Saturday Evening Post,” Colonel Cathcart boasted in his office with a smile, swaggering back and forth convivially as he reproached the chaplain.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller