Darkly
Happily
Happily adverb - In a cheerful or happy manner.
Usage example: happily accepted the invitation to dinner
Both words in one sentence
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Vocal Evolution: Originally sang cleanly, then sang kind of darkly then sang kind of happily again.
Source: Music / Ricki Lee -
Becomes darkly twisted in the case of Adachi, who is implied to have happily embraced his Shadow with next to no difficulty since at this point he no longer feels the need to repress his sociopathic urges.
Source: Be Yourself -
This is why Alan has to resort to a Heroic Sacrifice to save Alice and the town — a straight Happily Ever After wouldn't be consistent with the darkly-toned horror story that led up to it.
Source: Came Back Wrong
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