deliciously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Mr. Theroux is deliciously dyspeptic, and he describes present-day books of travel as “lazy and imitative, celebrating the encroaching triviality of popular culture, or else unreadable for their flatulence and frivolity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She frequently puts pictures within pictures, deepening and doubling the story being told and making it deliciously clear that what we are seeing is constructed, not found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
I also like to stuff my dates with cold chunks of butter, as they amplify the creaminess of the dates and deliciously melt in your mouth with each bite.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
So it’s a particular pleasure to watch Greater Futbol so deliciously roasted by “Twenty Twenty Six.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The ground was spongy, and my toes felt deliciously wet and cool in my flip-flopped feet.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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