How To Use Delightfully In A Sentence

Toast sandwiches in a dry skillet over medium-low heat until outside is golden brown and inside is delightfully melty, about 3 minutes per side.
Hunkin's page coincided with our acquisition of this book by the delightfully-named Shifty Burke, Memoirs of a safe-breaker, published by Arthur Baker Ltd in 1966.
Yes, it is all a bit familiar - but, sadly, nowhere near as delightfully absurd and unrepentantly silly as the Ghostbusters movies.
The fish is sautéed with herbs and chili peppers, which take the excess grease from the fish, creating a light yet delightfully spicy taste.
The film is delightfully humorous in the best traditions of romantic comedy.

The pair of them make a delightfully balanced couple, his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality.
One of the five he named is philosopher and belletrist Brandon Watson of Siris who, declining to use the delightfully ego-stroking graphic offered to us, has in turned memed me. Archive 2007-04-01
CINDERELLA EATS RICE AND BEANS is a contemporary, Latin-American Cinderella musical that delightfully turns the classic fairy tale on its head, telling the story from both Cinderella and her stepsisters 'perspectives. BroadwayWorld.com Atlanta Stories
It wasn't that eyes were drawn to me like I was drawn to delightfully fluffy chocolate cheesecake.
Mint fans should try a mojito, the classic rum cocktail of Cuba, another delightfully decadent holiday drink.
But the Cenobites remain delightfully eerie (and sexy) creations, as does the "Lemarchand configuration. Sometimes you sulk, sometimes you burn...
The mix tapes that kick off every chapter are total time-capsule candy for anyone who grew up with, say, Duran Duran and U2 and grew into the indie-era of Pavement and Superchunk and others (in fact, many others: the mixes are delightfully mixy and eclectic, criss-crossing time and genre: you'll quickly understand why he listens to them over and over). October 2009
It is a delightfully satisfying work of baroque architecture. Times, Sunday Times
That's so delightfully brazen - and small-bore, given that the kid is gonna drive 1,500 miles across the country - that I think I might actually donate 10 bucks.
In truth, he has written as easily about love as he has about tyranny, as nimbly about rabid dictators as about powerless artists; he has given us "Vargas Llosa light," in delightfully erotic (thinly veiled autobiographical) stories, and "Vargas Llosa dark," in elaborately researched and profoundly illuminating historical novels. The power of Mario Vargas Llosa's words led the political writer to Nobel Prize
This is a breezy, delightfully witty movie, which examines human relationships.
In these videos, the pieces all come together into a remarkable coherence: all the nonsense somehow, delightfully, makes sense.
Under his masterful direction, with its eccentric perspectives and brilliant compositions, everything comes together delightfully.
This delightfully wet herb has come all the way from Spain and costs a mere £19.80 a kilogram, or £9 per lb. for the unconverted.
They often feed in flocks, and when they are disturbed they go chattering away delightfully in a dark cloud across the sky. Times, Sunday Times
Given that Sanaa specialise in a form of architecture that might be called ethereal? buildings of great transparency, such as the new Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne, that touch the ground as lightly as possible? this idea of doing more with less, and delightfully so, makes sense. Venice Architecture Biennale: castles in the air
It comes with delightfully light guac and red onions pickled with vinegar, cumin, cloves and canella.
Far from being an aloof maestro that one associates with top performers, he was a delightfully bouncy man with a tremendous sense of humour.
The film is delightfully humorous in the best traditions of romantic comedy.
He is charming and engaging and delightfully thoughtful, but this is still smooth salesman patter. Times, Sunday Times
But that's a rather pompous description of a show which is done with a delightfully light touch. Times, Sunday Times
James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance.
Martin, who run the course, are lovely - keeping us delightfully fed and watered the whole time we were mincing meat then squishing it into "casings". How can I recycle this?
This abbreviated workday was delightfully uneventful, which is worth noting because I am, apparently, just like that kid in X-Men who walks through walls. Today has been eventful ... and not
Its woodland walks are delightfully peaceful and plead for exploration not only in summer but throughout the year.
He is charming and engaging and delightfully thoughtful, but this is still smooth salesman patter. Times, Sunday Times
The pale yellow flowers are delightfully scented and blossom over a long period. Times, Sunday Times
He moved a little in his sleep, a delightfully wicked smile coming on to his lips.
He's older than Reagan was when he ran, and we now know that Reagan's delightfully optimistic daffiness was probably the result of early symptoms of Alzheimers. Hullabaloo
Hard on the heels of the hose comes a delightfully prolonged blast of warm air. Times, Sunday Times
While she pursues information about the likely suspects, Isabel engages in delightfully thorny debates, with herself and others, about the possible outcomes of moral choices along the way. The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith: Questions
Tottering around with a martini glass, Charlotte Akin is delightfully blowsy as the widowed Queen Margaret -- a woman who relishes her bitterness. Washington Shakespeare Company's haunted 'Richard III' isn't haunting enough
There is a delightfully odd, twangy soundtrack, which plays counterpoint to the otherworldly feel of the rest of the film.
It's very special because the foliage is a lovely smokey brown colour, which contrasts delightfully with the apricot yellow flowers.
In a 1949 New Yorker article, John Davenport labeled this kind of sublanguage with the delightfully appropriate name "Slurvian. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 2
Although he managed to freshen up this look a bit by pairing a fitted ivory jacket with a delightfully swingy chiffon skirt, grand and brand-new statements are not his forte.
It was pleasantly cool outside, and the air was delightfully fresh compared to that of the city.
They often feed in flocks, and when they are disturbed they go chattering away delightfully in a dark cloud across the sky. Times, Sunday Times
She was so very clear-eyed about the foibles of her peers and wrote about them in delightfully wry ways. MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves
Our patient is crowned king and expected to sort out this delightfully convoluted muddle.
Now, I don't mean the actual delightfully frothy bubbles that dance around on the top of a glass of champagne.
I was absolutely entranced, it was so delightfully madcap.
Around town the steering is delightfully light, allowing it to dance around city and town environments like a ballerina. The Sun
Most of the comments here are delightfully informative, useful or otherwise constructive, and I'm happy to keep it that way!
On the one hand his patience had been delightfully rewarded, but on the other hand he had intruded on their private pleasures and had alarmed them.
He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green. The Harvester
He is charming and engaging and delightfully thoughtful, but this is still smooth salesman patter. Times, Sunday Times
The natural weight of the wine has rounded well and produced a delightfully mellow flavour with great depth of character. Thorsons Organic Wine Guide
At eighteen, she was delightfully short, slightly buxom, and full of youthful vigor.
The pale yellow flowers are delightfully scented and blossom over a long period. Times, Sunday Times
Once you absorb the delightfully twisted story, further viewings will reveal the carefully nuanced comedic background.
The movie was a delightfully witty tale showing a lightness of touch not seen in the director's work since the 1950s.
Delightfully shameless, he chats his way though a barrage of rapid-fire lessons on how to schmooze, write, produce, direct, distribute, act and scam your way through the rather sordid underbelly that is the film biz.
Many of his mispronunciation jokes are delightfully complex.
James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance.
The lovely line of boy shorts, thongs, bra-top camisoles, slips, drawstring pants, and tees will have you delightfully perplexed as to how and where to wear them.
They often feed in flocks, and when they are disturbed they go chattering away delightfully in a dark cloud across the sky. Times, Sunday Times
Much like the late-lamented, cantankerous Mr Dahl, most children revel in the gleefully grotesque and delightfully disgusting.
From these Dada-like beginnings he developed a litany of Fookianisms which spilt delightfully over into happenings, art objects, bureaucracy and erotica.
Around town the steering is delightfully light, allowing it to dance around city and town environments like a ballerina. The Sun
It is a far and delightfully welcome cry from the grimness and grime usually associated with building sites.
The natural weight of the wine has rounded well and produced a delightfully mellow flavour with great depth of character. Thorsons Organic Wine Guide
The Voyager clock comprises a half-moon of off-white plastic, with a delightfully forced-perspective ship leering out at you.
They're not made from plain plastic, but nitrocellulose, which is delightfully, highly flammable. Build A Ping-Pong Pistol | Lifehacker Australia
I've only heard rumors of you, Amseth, and was delightfully shocked to see you quartering here, in my mistress' home.
We were delightfully amused by the cops who came onto the beach to check everyone for booze.
Around the city and the suburbs, where 30 mph and 40 mph speed limits rule, it is delightfully nippy and full of character.
My frinds supurb mansion is _My friend's_ superb mansion is delightfully sitewated on a nate-eral delightfully _situated_ on a mound of considerable hithe. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures
As each of four sets is pushed to centre stage, the garden's usurpation of the kitchen is delightfully revealed.
It has just five rooms that feel delightfully homely. Times, Sunday Times
Delightfully conceived and beautifully shot, the video captures Peter's carefree frame of mind perfectly.
Alberta Ferretti's romantic, smocked silk blouses and Greek maiden gowns were delightfully soft, as was Consuelo Castiglioni's Marni collection.
That hybrid vigour and insouciant adaptability made it, delightfully, into a fairground mirror of the societies it entertained. Times, Sunday Times
Joining her was mezzo-soprano Jane Henschel, with a delightfully oleaginous rendering of Clytemnestra that brought the bloodletting adulteress to new heights of malevolence. 'Elektra' Electrifies in Madrid
You will find that this lotion is slightly astringent, leaving your skin feeling cool and delightfully fragrant.
It is delightfully untouristed.
A new social system starts, and seems delightfully free of the elitism and cliquishness of the existing systems.
The parsnips will be crispy on top and delightfully soft and gooey underneath. Times, Sunday Times
Gus was now a vastly different fellow from the shiftless, lazy, elusive Gus of old; he worked evenly and steadily onward, and, in consequence, his name danced delightfully near the top of the weekly form-lists of the Fifth Form. Acton's Feud A Public School Story
Theophilus on glyptics is too delightfully naïve for us to resist quoting his remarks. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
But he was sort of delightfully dweebish, and his attitude could be described as a mix of SpongeBob and Slinkman. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Do Multiple Narrators and POVs with Style
The hotel is delightfully situated close to the waterfront.
She had been one of a group of friends - Muslim and non-Muslim - sprung by the Sudanese police in a restaurant after closing time, smoking shisha and wearing trousers and a kaftan top, rather than the traditional "tobe" (a wraparound cloth similar to the sari but worn in a less structured, yet more concealing, manner) or the fashionable long, close-fitting skirt and top which young Sudanese women favour and which reveal their rather robust curves delightfully but conform - just - to the current "modesty" requirements imposed under the 1991 Criminal Code. Australian Islamist Monitor
The pale yellow flowers are delightfully scented and blossom over a long period. Times, Sunday Times
Hard on the heels of the hose comes a delightfully prolonged blast of warm air. Times, Sunday Times
What a delightfully strong, well-defined jaw... `Tell me, do you find time to play football anymore? TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS
By the time they had reached Miss Arbuckle and the finding of her album in the woods they were feeling delightfully thrilly and farther away from sleep than ever. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck
Matters as simple as ordering an ordinary comida corrida and paying for it and shopping at a tianguis are described in delightfully colorful detail. Head For Mexico: The Renegade Guide
While I was down at Sorrento, and under the watchful eyes of this delightfully lithographed bird, I took a call from a mate in Melbourne who has been seeing a young lady on and off for a few months.
Cleverly told through a series of flashbacks, the film is a delightfully charming tale about one man's far from ordinary life and how his son gradually manages to separate fact from fiction.
It was not so easy as it seemed, to get out on the trees, and they decided not to attempt it, but thought they would wander along the brink of the stream, and in doing this they discovered all sorts of wonderful things in what Florence called the Fairy Dell: moss-grown rocks from which sprung tiny bell-shaped flowers; a circle of wee pink toadstools, which indeed seemed fit for the elfin folk; a wild grapevine with a most delightfully arranged swing on which the two girls "teetered" away in great joy; shining pebbles, bits of rose-colored quartz, a forest of plumy ferns, and all such like things, over which the city child exclaimed and marveled. A Sweet Little Maid
Bernal, Querétaro is a delightfully charming 16th century colonial village, whose buildings are painted in the colors of a Mexican sunset - ocher, soft yellow, sienna, rich orange and dusty rose. The magic of Bernal, Queretaro: wine, opals and historic charm
The Music Clip digital music player maintains this trend - it's delightfully dinky, but has a less-than-petite price tag.
the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated
Scotland, they would each and all have been berhymed and bepainted until every point of real or imaginable loveliness had been exhausted: for myself, I have looked on many lakes, and by none have been more delightfully beguiled than by a contemplation of this during some nine hours of sunshine, sunset, and twilight, the last alone too brief. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II.
The F sharp minor Capriccio seethes with tension and urgency in its outer sections and the ensuing B minor Capriccio is delightfully playful and chipper.
An earthy casserole of pumpkin and courgette, frilly girolle mushrooms, chestnuts and pillowy clouds of curd was so delightfully autumnal that it seemed entirely fitting when the candle flame ignited my napkin, producing a small bonfire on the table. Evening Standard - Home
Perfect for picnics and luncheons, this delightfully delicious sandwich puts a fresh twist on a family favorite.
Kallis times him through midwicket for three with the aim of a misfield and then drives delightfully down the ground for four. Bangladesh v South Africa - live! | Rob Smyth
With his sharp eye for human traits and foibles, his comments about people were delightfully piquant. Times, Sunday Times
Rather, Lickona provides a delightfully high-spirited and candid account of living Catholicism as though it were true, scapulars included.
A clever script and two delightfully over-achieving actresses make this a picture to see for sure.
It's hard to describe the delightfully off-centre tone of her work; the film's sense of humour is a rarefied one, and it takes a matter-of-fact approach to some bizarre situations.
He is charming and engaging and delightfully thoughtful, but this is still smooth salesman patter. Times, Sunday Times
It makes for delightfully entertaining reading, in a sort of surreal and amoral sort of way.
Roman Holiday" is a delightfully airy romance starring Audrey Hepburn.
A delightfully quirky semi-autographical novel about a talented misfit blessed with the most patient stepfather in history. 10 more books we loved reading in 2009
Fargo, inexplicably, is sometimes categorized as a comedy by those that find pulverized body parts in wood chippers to be delightfully droll.
Man on Fire is, at its heart, a delightfully simple and uncluttered story, and Scott's editing choices are not in keeping with the rest of the film.
The lovely line of boy shorts, thongs, bra-top camisoles, slips, drawstring pants, and tees will have you delightfully perplexed as to how and where to wear them.
He keeps having delightfully comic misadventures butting heads with the Doubting Thomases of the world, whom he calls "sheeple."
Excepting Gorboducke {155}, (againe I say of those that I have seen) which notwithstanding as it is full of stately speeches, and wel sounding phrases, clyming to the height of Seneca his style, and as full of notable morallitie, which it dooth most delightfully teach, and so obtaine the verie ende of Poesie. Defence of Poesie
The writer's deployment of language might be delightfully immediate, even teasingly trivial.
He is charming and engaging and delightfully thoughtful, but this is still smooth salesman patter. Times, Sunday Times
The pair of them make a delightfully balanced couple, his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality.
The hotel is delightfully situated close to the waterfront.
The aroma through the hind palate tingled the nose delightfully.
The name is delightfully misleading: There are actually close to 300 fountains here. Art at the Scale of Landscape
The mix tapes that kick off every chapter are total time-capsule candy for anyone who grew up with, say, Duran Duran and U2 and grew into the indie-era of Pavement and Superchunk and others in fact, many others: the mixes are delightfully mixy and eclectic, criss-crossing time and genre: you'll quickly understand why he listens to them over and over. Shelfari:
The pair of them make a delightfully balanced couple, his gentle intellectuality counterpoised by her firm practicality.
The bridesmaids ran around in their delightfully elegant pastel pink organza gowns.
Bernal, Querétaro is a delightfully charming 16th century colonial village, whose buildings are painted in the colors of a Mexican sunset - ocher, soft yellow, sienna, rich orange and dusty rose. The magic of Bernal, Queretaro: wine, opals and historic charm
As compensation we gave ourselves the treat of a delightfully decadent hydrangea, blowsy, and of that precise shade of acid pink that speaks of the back parlours occupied by ladies of negotiable affection.
Madame Ellen Gowan was indeed dressed delightfully today in dove gray jersey wool, with a mantlet of rich black velvet lined with white fur. The Dressmaker
She rolls her eyes like a timid kitten, and then all at once tamed, nestles against me, with a coaxing air of childishness, which is a delightfully transparent assumption. The French Immortals Series — Complete
The air was delightfully cool and fragrant; and the drops of dew still glittered on the leaves of the large liliaceous plants, which shaded the streamlets of clear water. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
And this one -- Hermia Challoner, an enthusiast without a mission -- a feminine abnormity, half child, half oracle, wholly irresponsible and yet, by the same token, wholly and delightfully human! Madcap
The plot thickens delightfully because Mars will be spending several productive weeks, until November 11, in your third house, encouraging all kinds of writing and speaking assignments.
Around town the steering is delightfully light, allowing it to dance around city and town environments like a ballerina. The Sun
Web browsers will enjoy Bob Graham's delightfully sprawling Website on Frémont, his science, and a wagonload of related topics.
During the alap (slow introductory movement) of ‘Shuddha Sarang,’ she displays a delightfully elaborate style, filled with entrancing slides and whining drones.
The gals are really pressuring you, and it does sound delightfully tempting.
It will give a delightfully piquant flavour, with just enough onion to taste pleasant. The Sun
It’s a decade of Whatever, presented in delightfully random form — just the way it should be. Subterranean Press » 2008 » May
And after a long soak in the marinade, the bird's meat is delightfully juicy. garnished with a bit of sea salt, and accompanied by a jarred sauce called mang tomas Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
Not only does he not see the fact that sex involves "S&M" as making any difference to his general principle about confidentiality the judgment displays the usual hilarious judicial style when discussing thing like spanking, and Eady J delightfully refers to the ladies Mosley was friendly with as dominatrices - who says a knowledge of Latin's old hat in law? Archive 2008-07-01
It has just five rooms that feel delightfully homely. Times, Sunday Times
Whistling a famous and delightfully ribald tune, he sauntered off in expectation of the biggest pseudo steak the ship's autochef could produce. The Tar-Aiym Krang
With his sharp eye for human traits and foibles, his comments about people were delightfully piquant. Times, Sunday Times
The pretty Forêt de Maronne hotel at Chatelard, below Signal de l'Homme, is 'a delightfully quiet suntrap ', enthuses a reporter, and has a good choice of traditional French and international cuisine:' The chicken satay kept us raving about the place all week. ' Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
However, he rapidly descended into delightfully funny self-deprecating rants, characterised by frequent bouts of moral depravity.
But that's a rather pompous description of a show which is done with a delightfully light touch. Times, Sunday Times
One finds the title delightfully apt, as we trace the lives of Chandni (Eesha Koppikar) and Prem (Sood) who fell in love during a singing competition. Top Stories - Google News
For example, we hear how she treats Rosina and Norina as intelligent soubrettes - she squeals and giggles her way through both roles delightfully.
In closing this sketch, nothing can so delightfully summarize the beauty of the old town of Nuremberg and the character of its great artist as a part of Longfellow's poem, _Nuremberg_: [A] Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer
Hard on the heels of the hose comes a delightfully prolonged blast of warm air. Times, Sunday Times
Early morning breakfasts, and a delightfully varied lunch menu are now available six days a week.
As ever, she was delightfully indiscreet and, unheard of amongst politicians, insisted on picking up the bill.
Back then, he seemed to be living on another planet, a delightfully dotty and scholarly man untouched by the more mundane aspects of the modern world.
The film is smart, moving and punchy at turns and Braff's Andrew Largeman is delightfully monotone and instantly loveable.
However, I can't decide if the "Project 7734" codename is delightfully retro or irredeemably goofy. Dead and loving it: DC Comics Solicitations for August, 2009 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
Certainly nothing could be gayer, unless to ramble delightfully forever in one of those orange-colored ambrotype-saloons, drawn by milk-white oxen; or to quarter like Gavroche of _Les Miserables_ among the ribs of the plaster elephant in the Bastile; or more pensively to abide in the crannied boat-cabin of the Peggotys, watching the tide sweep out and in. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866
The Clarinet Sonata is a delightfully ebullient, bouncy score.
But that's a rather pompous description of a show which is done with a delightfully light touch. Times, Sunday Times
Remarkably, delightfully, given the risks taken by the production, this film is a total success in every respect.
As Oscar Wilde observed, the personal memoir, even if written for friends and family alone or to satisfy an importunate publisher, is always delightfully self-obsessed.
Roman Holiday" is a delightfully airy romance starring Audrey Hepburn.

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