deliciously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Instead, it’s inspired by the famous fig tree metaphor from Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” where each plump and juicy fig, dangling deliciously on the branches, represents a different life path for the protagonist.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The BBC's review found the rap-heavy Hooligan audacious, the Jersey club-styled FYA "deliciously dark" and the album itself "a genuine return to form".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
A new edition offers American readers a fresh opportunity to encounter this erudite, deliciously dark narrative about growing older but not quite wiser.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Who was this young actor going toe-to-toe with Glenn Close as “Damages’” deliciously Machiavellian attorney Patty Hewes?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
“Now,” I say again, letting the word roll deliciously on my tongue because it has been so long since I’ve thought of now, since I haven’t been haunted by the past or dreading the future.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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