playful

How To Use playful In A Sentence

• There are, true, a few tonal changes: the jokes are jokier, the touches of malice heavier, and she revels more obviously than before in the playfulness she brings to her performances. What Sarah Palin Doesn't Know
• He has become gruff and cold, a far cry from the playful, expansive carouser and rabble-rouser of the film's opening scenes. Come and Get It
• I have not been a learner of foreign languages for any significant lengths of time to be able to introspect usefully for the benefit of your discussion, but I have noted how on those few occasions, the change of costumes and locale has a truly powerful effect on my motivation, my willingness to be playful and adventurous, to take risks and experiment with new or old-new phrases and words. I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT
• Mewme was an old cat not like the playful little kitten that Alison had first encountered after her mother entered her life.
• The gorillas 'behaviour has strong similarities to the children's game tag, but is perhaps more like a playful exchange of punches that must be well-judged to ensure it does not escalate into a more serious fight. Gorillas learn about injustice and revenge by playing tag
• However, introduction of songs which are rather playful in nature is quite new to the Gondi culture.
• My children could spend hours watching playful monkeys at the primate exhibit.
• Wit and playfulness is one thing, sending your models out in full Highland regalia is quite another. Times, Sunday Times
• He gave her a playful punch on the arm.
• The small head is solid gold in colour, with a happy, playful expression, wide square jaw and a red beard.