Example Sentences

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Despite that, the musician seemed relaxed on stage, as he stretched languorously across a sofa in a long faux-fur coat.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

It’s the favorite drink of Emma D’Arcy, who plays Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in “House of the Dragon” — described, languorously, to co-star Olivia Cooke, who plays Queen Alicent Hightower, in a viral clip.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022

But with its poetic shots of children leaping between rooftops, and of Ms. Moore and Sanders dancing languorously to Dinah Washington’s “This Bitter Earth,” it acquired a reputation as an independent classic.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021

In contrast, I somehow managed to spend the past fall languorously savoring the first and second seasons of "Succession" on Amazon.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2020

He swam languorously out to the raft, held on a moment, and swam languorously back to where he could stand on the sand bar.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller