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Here he applies his rich baritone to the refrains of “Teenage Dream” as his newly invented character, Lance, an uppity French nobleman, cavorts friskily with old flame Angelique.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

Lee's previous work has been so rambunctiously daring — "The Shipment" experiments friskily with minstrelsy, "We're Gonna Die" turns existential anguish into cabaret — that "Straight White Men" can seem tame by comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2015

At least it’s a good joke: the impressive displays of acrobatic tippling play friskily upon the idea that these hardy explorers do not lose their courage when on home shores.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2013

Liverpool fans have stopped going mad and now seem deliriously happy instead, like friskily remarried divorcees in blooming middle age.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

Deboon only brushed and brushed, with both hands, a pet fox which perched friskily on his shoulder, but said nothing.

From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Miller, Joaquin