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In literature, the term "sashayed" is frequently employed to depict a distinctive, stylish mode of movement that combines both grace and a touch of flamboyance. Authors use it to evoke characters maneuvering with casual confidence and often with an air of theatricality—as when someone "sashayed" to New York on a mission [1] or moved elegantly from one space to another during a lively social moment [2, 3]. The word also appears in more idiosyncratic and regional narrations, lending a playful, informal tone to everyday actions, whether a character breezing into a kitchen to find a surprise [4] or striding purposefully in a challenging situation [5]. This creative usage enriches the narrative by imbuing movement with character and attitude.
  1. Then he up and sashayed to New York for a show-down with our old friend Robert.
    — from The Rose in the Ring by George Barr McCutcheon
  2. Plump mothers took part in the quaint old fashioned figures, and swung and balanced and "sashayed" in a gale of fun.
    — from Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
  3. They saluted partners, they stepped and circled, and sashayed, they fairly galloped around the room, much to 148 the disapproval of old Aunt Binie.
    — from Blue Ridge Country by Jean Thomas
  4. We sashayed into the kitchen an' theah, jus' sittin' easylike an' waitin' right on the table, was two or three pies!
    — from Ride Proud, Rebel! by Andre Norton
  5. Sashayed up, so he did, and made a break.
    — from The Four Million by O. Henry

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