Explore Playfully through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Playfully meaning
In a playful manner.
Using Playfully
- The main meaning on this page is: In a playful manner.
- In the example corpus, playfully often appears in combinations such as: and playfully, he playfully, she playfully.
Context around Playfully
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Playfully
- In this selection, "playfully" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seen, georgina, someone, agreed, wearing and roast stand out and add context to how "playfully" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ahead while playfully engaging with and along with playfully plated conservas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "playfully" sits close to words such as adorn, adp and affirms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with playfully
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I remember he playfully stroked the weapon afterwards. (8 words)
And the final snap features Georgina playfully wearing a Ronaldo mask. (11 words)
Jordan was seen running his to playfully hit him with a cushion. (12 words)
It's maybe not the deftest or subtle foreshadowing of the character's twisted turn to come, but it does adequately set the scene for his impending breakdown and the chaotic tale ahead while playfully engaging with one of the film's major themes. (44 words)
Great for a drink and a bite after checking in or following a show at one of the nearby venues, the bar’s outside terrace offers remarkable views of the Austin skyline along with playfully plated conservas, craft cocktails and biodynamic wines. (42 words)
The playfully patterned "Black Sheep" sweater became one of the most emblematic articles of clothing worn by Diana, which in hindsight seems to foretell her troubled journey as a member of the British royal family. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
After stating that she “wasn’t asking” to do that, Dimoldenberg then joked that Garfield was “obsessed” with her, to which he playfully agreed.
And the final snap features Georgina playfully wearing a Ronaldo mask.
By that, we mean that they won’t hesitate to playfully roast each other with jokes and nicknames.
Great for a drink and a bite after checking in or following a show at one of the nearby venues, the bar’s outside terrace offers remarkable views of the Austin skyline along with playfully plated conservas, craft cocktails and biodynamic wines.
Having someone playfully touch your hair or scalp is an underrated form of intimacy.
He told his son the two wouldn’t be playfully racing anytime soon.
He was seen playfully squeezing his girlfriend's behind as they walked side by side.
In fact, the impromptu duet was so much fun that Davis playfully suggested that they might have to make it a regular occurrence.
I remember he playfully stroked the weapon afterwards.
It has all the charm and humor you’d expect from the Muppets, playfully riffing on the movie’s 3D gimmick while also getting the most out of it.
It's maybe not the deftest or subtle foreshadowing of the character's twisted turn to come, but it does adequately set the scene for his impending breakdown and the chaotic tale ahead while playfully engaging with one of the film's major themes.
Jennifer Lopez took the audience by surprise at her Intimissimi fashion event as she playfully flashed her underwear.
Jordan was seen running his to playfully hit him with a cushion.
Mel C shared her own throwback images with one showing Geri playfully pretending to strangle her as they posed for the camera.
Reeves was seen playfully joking around with several other players in the video that was released by Kentucky men’s basketball on Twitter.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman first met on the set of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the Deadpool actor playfully blames Jackman for the bad movie.
Tensions ran high through the night, with candidates taking heavy shots and playfully poking at each other after hearing similar rhetoric and repeated anecdotes from previous debates.
The 11-week old Turkish Boz Shepherd didn’t look menacing on a cold day last month when he playfully pawed at a bone his sibling was chewing near the livestock pens.
The photos show a very happy twosome, Veronica and Jamal, sipping a tiki cocktail from one glass, or hugging playfully.
The playfully patterned "Black Sheep" sweater became one of the most emblematic articles of clothing worn by Diana, which in hindsight seems to foretell her troubled journey as a member of the British royal family.
Common combinations with playfully
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and playfully 8×
- he playfully 6×
- she playfully 5×
- by playfully 5×
- to playfully 4×
- playfully tugged 4×
- seen playfully 3×
- they playfully 3×
- with playfully 2×
- playfully riffing 2×