Using "jaunty" in a sentence

) Both Goldin and her lover were heroin users, and images of drug-taking in her work, too, range from the casually jaunty (in “Getting high, New York City,” from 1979, a man cooking heroin ties off with what appears to be a bright-red belt, whose poppish color matches that of a rotary phone at his feet), to, later, “Nan at her bottom…, The Bowery, NYC,” from 1988, in which a different red phone appears, this time held by a bloated Goldin, sitting on her dishevelled bed, clearly in the grip of addiction.
Source: The New Yorker

Certainly, the London-born quartet were responsible for many of the movement's most memorable and iconic moments and songs; they were the first band from that scene to truly crash the mainstream, and one of the first to eschew the early '90’s obsession with grunge and American-isms, and instead embrace England’s musical past, drawing inspiration from jaunty '60’s pop and quirky, quintessentially British 'characters'.
Source: Louder

Over production that feels jaunty and curious at times, and soulfully ambient and ground at others, Saba explores the aftermath of grief and the comfort of reminiscing, and the caution one must exercise when moving forward in an uncertain world.
Source: NPR

Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran, ‘Peru’The globe-dominating update of the Fireboy DML solo hit features bright seduction delivered with jaunty rhythm from Ed Sheeran.
Source: The New York Times

Some are jaunty ("Harmonica") while others hang spaciously in air ("A Voice in the Distance").
Source: WMKY

The jaunty "I'm California Bound" will have you dreaming of a cross-country trip on Amtrak, while the inclusion of the song "Let's Be Bad" (which Shaiman and Wittman originally penned for the television drama "Smash'') is perfectly repurposed at the top of the second act, when the characters embark on a trip to Tijuana.
Source: TheaterMania.com

"YOUR HOROSCOPE FOR TODAY" (Running with Scissors, 1999) Mixing the equally silly realms of astrology and third-wave ska, this jaunty tune finds Al listing off everyone's bleak horoscopes to a skank-worthy soundtrack.
Source: Inlander

It’s jaunty but messy, with strong acting but a lack of focus.
Source: Awards Radar

If you watch Netflix’s “Wednesday” with subtitles, the theme music is described as “jaunty macabre,” an apt descriptor for the show itself.
Source: New York Post

With its jaunty beat, horse-trot dance moves and irreverent humour, this infectious parody became the first music video to reach one billion YouTube hits.
Source: Le Monde diplomatique English edition

99 While integrated cockpits look neat and aero, their jaunty angles make attaching accessories to them much harder than to an old-fashioned round road handlebar.
Source: BikeRadar

Concrete may not be sexy, but it’s got its share of jaunty entrepreneurs, each with a different strategy.
Source: Curbed

Blur acolytes tend to highlight the album’s standouts – the jaunty ‘Parklife’ or the turbo-charged energy of ‘Song 2’ – but tend to forget that these are numbers, not records, counting as appetisers and not a full meal.
Source: Far Out Magazine

Charron, who won at 64kg in Tokyo, was understandably happy with her performance, as she showed with a jaunty dance off the platform after her first clean and jerk.
Source: International Weightlifting Federation -

She’s wearing a jaunty straw hat and has an easy smile, but her fists keep clenching in anger.
Source: Rolling Stone

She’s wearing a jaunty straw hat and has an easy smile, but her fists keep clenching in anger.
Source: Citizen Times

Jean-Paul Belmondo, jaunty star of New Wave classic ‘Breathless,’ dies at 88Much of “Breathless,” made on a shoestring budget, was filmed by handheld camera on the streets of Paris.
Source: The Washington Post

Some are jaunty ("Harmonica") while others hang spaciously in air ("A Voice in the Distance").
Source: NPR

It’s a party at the front, with its distinctive grill that certainly reflects its road car products like no other marque on the grid, and there’s a party at the back too, with funky triangle-shaped brake lights mounted at a jaunty angle.
Source: Motorsport.com

From his humble beginnings helping young Army officer Peter Stirling (Donald O’Connor, Singin’ In The Rain) make it through his time in the war to a jaunty outing with Mickey Rooney in a haunted house, Francis got into some mighty interesting situations which always left him the smartest ass in the room.
Source: Geek Vibes Nation

We got a comforting and lengthy effort from Big Thief, an exhilarating, genre-blurring album from Jean Dawson, and a jaunty project from newcomer (and Best New Artist Grammy nominee) Wet Leg.
Source: UPROXX

Some are jaunty ("Harmonica") while others hang spaciously in air ("A Voice in the Distance").
Source: FiercePharma

Her score for Kimberly Akimbo is particularly strong on melody, nailing the show’s tonal contrasts with jaunty tunes that often play in counterpoint to themes of sorrow, solitude, familial dysfunction and mortality.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Gumina belongs in the theater, strutting across the stage equipped with a jaunty smile, she brings endless energy, charisma, and physicality that make her a natural storyteller.
Source: MD Theatre Guide

As the boy sulked, he heard a Pokémon cry from behind him: a jaunty cry that sounded like it was laughing at him.
Source: Pokemon.com

Some people might appreciate its upgraded GPS or sports-focused features, but the real draw is the jaunty titanium case, bigger battery and international orange Action Button.
Source: TechCrunch

The skittish White Rabbit (Peter Watts) is still ever-late and the Mad Hatter (Danielle Bird) singing nonsense at the nonstop tea party (composer James Atherton’s jaunty live music, here and elsewhere, an auricular treat).
Source: The Guardian

Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran, ‘Peru’The globe-dominating update of the Fireboy DML solo hit features bright seduction delivered with jaunty rhythm from Ed Sheeran.
Source: The New York Times

copy the people that do," he quips as they play a jaunty cumbia number.
Source: Mixmag

Charron, who won at 64kg in Tokyo, was understandably happy with her performance, as she showed with a jaunty dance off the platform after her first clean and jerk.
Source: Insidethegames.biz

At one point, four twentysomethings dressed in the same floral printed garb and checkered Vans slip-ons begin to dance for a woman filming a TikTok video, while a fifth one played a jaunty tune on his accordion.
Source: Rolling Stone

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