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Example sentences for "jauntiness"

Lexicographically close words:
jaspers; jaundice; jaundiced; jaunt; jauntily; jaunting; jaunts; jaunty; javelin; javelins
  1. He had lost no flesh; he carried himself with a jauntiness and elasticity which comes from strength, but the expression of his mouth was changed and his eyes had a restless, uninterested expression which showed him unsettled and unhappy.

  2. He took himself out with a jauntiness that sat upon him awkwardly.

  3. That face was long and angular, with a heavy chin and an expression of sardonic complacency oddly increased by the jauntiness of its shabby brown wig.

  4. She walked on with a new jauntiness in her stride.

  5. But his jauntiness certainly ebbed a little, and he had to pull his mustache twice before he could face the situation with his customary aplomb.

  6. Something of the old defiant jauntiness came back to her for a minute.

  7. There was no shake in the hard jauntiness of her voice, but the girl, searching with bent head for the dropped stitch, felt her fingers tremble as they touched the rough worsted--felt something pluck at her heart.

  8. As he said this, a certain jauntiness came into his step, as though he did not include himself among those who were not "gay.

  9. One thousand jimmies per annum is the minimum figure," replied the Major, whose jauntiness was quite restored.

  10. His jauntiness had vanished, and his face had grown very sombre and tired during the last few minutes.

  11. But his jauntiness certainly ebbed a little, and he had to pull his moustache twice before he could face the situation with his customary aplomb.

  12. A certain brisk jauntiness in face, dress, and manner might mean that he had by sheer determination remained far younger than his years.

  13. He had lost the jauntiness of his air, but he was still dignified.

  14. But he drew himself up by an effort and saluted Lorraine with a punctilious deference that still had a touch of jauntiness to it--the jauntiness of a youthful cavalry officer in the presence of a pretty woman.


  15. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jauntiness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    airiness; bounce; buoyancy; chic; dash; dazzle; elegance; extravagance; extravaganza; gaiety; gaudiness; glare; glitter; levity; lightness; loudness; neatness; panache; pertness; resilience; sensationalism; sharpness