How to Use cavort in a Sentence

cavort

verb
  • Otters cavorted in the stream.
  • Cats that cavort in the snow, camp in the wilderness, sail on the ocean?
    — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2017
  • His sons, ages 2 and 7, came and went to cavort with their father.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Muscles ripple as two men cavort along the slack wire within the cube.
    — Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Tiny hangers-on are tucked into pockets and cavort in crevices.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Drummers beat time, firecrackers burst and fizz, and demons cavort and dance.
    — Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Dolphins cavorted as though water sports were goring out of style.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • All along the far side of the canyon, a cluster of dots began to wink on, like fireflies cavorting in a field.
    — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • They’ll be enlivened by dancers cavorting across the lawns, through the playground, around the maze, and around the fountain.
    — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Yep, wild turkeys have been seen cavorting in a number of neighborhoods.
    — John Horgan, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2017
  • The characters have as much heft as the lingerie in which the actresses cavort, but the point is the dazzle.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Portraits of Mughal rulers, or of nobles cavorting, can be lovely.
    — New York Times, 10 Aug. 2019
  • To see Jude cavorting on the field with such joy before the fireworks began was a thing of beauty.
    — Peter King, The MMQB, 29 May 2017
  • This performance gets bonus points for the backup dancers clad in full ballgowns and wigs cavorting about the stage.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Barbie dolls cavort in the office and trendy persons fill the motel’s Barbara bar.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • But the elephants cavorting in the water in the background don’t look right for African elephants.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Metallic-blue dragonflies cavorted above the pondweed at lake’s edge, zooming in and out of sight like glimpses of neon seen from a speeding car.
    — Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
  • Jones plays mostly on first and second downs, busting up the party in the trenches while his glam teammates cavort in the spotlight.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Eat yours on a rocking chair in the shade, or at picnic tables by a wishing well, with a view of a green field and cavorting animals.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Straight ahead are many small yet lofty islands, their steep limestone cliff faces rising up towards lush jungle, where sea birds nest and monkeys cavort.
    — Ronan O'Connell, CNN, 10 May 2017
  • Photos from the Cambodian police show a group of people dressed but cavorting on the floor.
    — Andrew Jeong, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • But these examples alone show that Trump likely shouldn’t cavort with Putin at the White House.
    — Alex Ward, Vox, 2 Apr. 2018
  • As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
  • Why this is the case soon becomes clear when a car bomb nearly kills a local politician, who shows up at the villa afterwards to cavort with the mobsters.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
  • For a year or two along the way, Dan's wife, Marilyn, wore a cub costume and also cavorted on the sideline.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Sophie Petrovic, whose house just down the street from mine was ruined, cavorted in a blur of Munchkins, as if all evil winds were just props on stage.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • Later episodes would show that Carey had, in fact, been cavorting with Tanaka while she was still engaged to Packer.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Later episodes would show that Carey had, in fact, been cavorting with Tanaka while she was still engaged to Packer.
    — William D. Cohan, Vanities, 19 June 2017
  • Explore the shoreline in a canoe or kayak or take a three-hour glass-bottom boat tour to see dolphins, tropical fish and sea turtles cavorting near the coral reefs.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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