Example Sentences

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Perhaps the most gratifying, fragrantly pleasing success story to come of this compulsive behavior was my rediscovery of simmering whole chickens.

From Salon • May 14, 2021

Is it sparkling clean, impeccably organized, fragrantly scented, and inviting?

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2016

The streets are busy with a “storm of horns” and holy cows fragrantly emptying themselves.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2016

But here’s the original genius of the music: Instead of borrowing from the fast jazz rhythms of the 1930s, Coleman looks to the fragrantly ripe operettas of the likes of Sigmund Romberg and Victor Herbert.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2015

The lounge was a pleasant place, with French windows leading into the garden; deep chairs and palms were scattered everywhere, and it smelled fragrantly of coffee and cigars.

From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia