Example Sentences

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“This way, young man,” lied the server winningly as he steered me to a table.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Highgrove, winningly wobbly with its crooked tiles and trees growing through holes in the roof of a shelter, is a lyrical sight on a summer's day.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Her speech was winningly filled with non sequiturs.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Much of the post-game celebration focused on the presence of pop star Taylor Swift, who smooched her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and smiled winningly at the cameras.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

Our correspondent naïvely says that even Ellen Terry could not be so winningly attractive as some of these grubby-faced little children pretend—and even imagine themselves—to be.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker