How to Use jaunty in a Sentence

jaunty

adjective
  • He struck a jaunty pose for the camera.
  • She was wearing a jaunty white cap.
  • Glue the point of the hat to the side to give it a jaunty look.
    — Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Isom sets the mood over and over with a jaunty flair for the extreme.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
  • There was a jaunty red scarf around her neck, pinned with a large jeweled brooch.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 5 May 2020
  • The papers even turn into a jaunty hat for a trip to the beach.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rest assured, almost none of the songs on the soundtrack have a jaunty vibe.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 18 May 2018
  • The tune is jaunty, but this is the kind of patter that, in Wilson’s work, floats above a grave.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Rank and file deputies then rose to vote on the floor of the hall as jaunty instrumental music played.
    — Christopher Bodeen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Was the song’s jaunty sound jeering at this guy, or sympathizing with him?
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Rank-and-file deputies then rose to vote on the floor of the hall as jaunty instrumental music played.
    — Christopher Bodeen, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Any mix of soft herbs can replace some of the parsley; at my house that means a big handful of basil from my jaunty new plant.
    — Christina Chaey, Bon Appétit, 5 July 2019
  • Band jackets feel so jaunty and whimsical.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • It was sung by a mechanical man with a jaunty fez, on display near the life-size cow carved from butter.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2017
  • That band, which includes a violinist and a reeds player, keeps the pace light and jaunty.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Back to the 80's Café is far from high-end, but its kid- and grownup-friendly tastes flip the same switches. The milkshake comes in a jaunty, brightly colored plastic milkshake cup shaped like a sugar cone.
    — Kate Washington, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
  • This Western costume comes with an adjustable strap and a jaunty cowboy hat.
    — Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2019
  • This is a son’s jaunty fantasy of the afterlife.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • My brother, seven years old and in a jaunty straw cowboy hat, his demons still decades away from destroying him.
    — Jill Gleeson, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Another jaunty ’70s disco pop song, this time about young love on the Nile.
    — Hugh Garvey, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Livelier than the jaunty notes of ragtime that bumped the waltz back into the last century.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Jack may be jaunty, but Plummer locates the man’s frostbitten heart.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2018
  • Toro Rosso wore silly wigs, Renault had jaunty sailor’s caps, a third group went with a pirate theme.
    — Jimmy Golen, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
  • Fans are talking about their stunning white and green ensemble set off with a matching hat, worn at a jaunty angle.
    — Stephanie Busari, Cnn and Damilola Odutayo, CNN, 13 June 2018
  • There are jaunty fellows in pocket squares eager to greet you, squire you to a table, and discuss cocktails.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • And of course the jaunty cap, which royal watchers say is a tribute to Princess Diana.
    — Courtney Shea, The Cut, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Sweets have always figured in Maira Kalman’s jaunty paintings.
    — Christine Muhlke, Bon Appetit, 2 Apr. 2018
  • This looks far less jaunty than The Lobster, which itself wasn't exactly a fun watch.
    — Tom Philip, GQ, 17 Aug. 2017
  • As the road descended towards the coast, their jaunty mood began to evaporate.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Marimbas and steel drums of a jaunty calypso soundtrack piped in at intervals.
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2025

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