angelically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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For fall, diaphanous tiers of 1970s flounce in almost angelically light hues defined the show’s aesthetic inside a brutalist warehouse space.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
The string trio Time for Three rises from the pit on a platform to sing angelically and play with punk ferocity.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Cue the gospel-like “ooh” chorus from her back-up singers; they’re posed angelically behind her on fluffy, white cloud set pieces.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2019
We caught sight of a placard with Petry’s face, beaming angelically.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2016
"Lord Walderhurst said to me the other day," was Emily's angelically tactful answer, "that you were the only woman he had ever seen who always looked lovely."
From Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" by C. D. (Charles D.) Williams
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