expressively
Americanadverb
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in an expressive or meaningful way; with feeling.
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with or for the purpose of expressing thoughts or feelings.
Example Sentences
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Nearly 60 works introduce audiences to her unique modernist perspective that, over the course of her career, shifted her vision from traditional realism to one that was expressively avant-garde.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
They’re led onstage and, once they all nod, an electrician blasts the space with fog, and suddenly they’re on a turntable, playing expressively from memory.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
There was a coy, sometimes run-on exuberance about many indie bands in the aughts, though few encapsulated that as expressively as the Welsh group Los Campesinos!
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Is there one in particular that you see the fandom most expressively?
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023
The man spoke little English, but he smiled expressively whenever Bridget came by.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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