Sentence examples for naughtily from inspiring English sources

The word "naughtily" is correct and usable in written English
It is an adverb used to describe mischievous behavior. Example sentence: The naughty child stuck out his tongue naughtily at his teacher.

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naughtily

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In a naughty manner.

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His eyes twinkle naughtily; although he recently turned 48, he has the incorrigible look of an errant schoolboy.

But it also found evidence that some big chains have been naughtily buying up land to keep out competitors.

But PASPA limited the four only to the specific forms of sports betting they allowed before 1992; Delaware was naughtily trying something new.Mr Christie is likely to make this a states'-rights issue.

After years of watching their employees naughtily pocket large cheques while passing losses on to shareholders and taxpayers, the owners of banks are in no mood to be nice.

But with the first PMQs of the new session having more than ever before, the air of a school debating society, I can't resist suggesting naughtily: "Have you ever thought about looking the Prime Minister in the eye and talking to him in that Play School voice?

In 1981, as half of Bucks Fizz was naughtily ripping the skirts off the other half, you could hear Paul Weller, of the Jam, singing about "A smash of glass and a rumble of boots / An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth".

"These will be sold in the coat room," she said, rather naughtily.

The opener, "Punch Bowl," however, is as naughtily down and dirty as any bluegrass fan could want.

Searching and searching, heroically, they'd finally found him in the shed, sleeping naughtily across a fertilizer bag, tears streaking the dirt on his — Why had he been crying when he was supposedly hiding rebelliously?

Four of these guys stick together and zoom around wagging their rear ends naughtily.

The scene, it turns out, is really just an excuse to bring up a subject that infuriates her: the writer Joe McGinniss, who is working on an unauthorized biography of Palin, has naughtily rented the house next door.

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