The cheery manner never left his face, but there was strength in his grip that seemed at odds with the lackadaisical demeanor.

So he tried to affect a cheery manner; but in his heart was a black resolve that she should yet pay for this.

Still, Mr. Lieberman has proved unflappable on the stump, exhibiting much the same cheery, calm manner whether the news is good or bad.

Not only was he anything but an enthusiastic shopper; his cheery manner did not match the way he'd stormed into the apartment.

The set, which has been designed by Campbell Baird, has been thoughtfully decorated in a cheery manner.

She appeared to be in her fifties, a dumpling of a woman, with a cheery manner and a bright smile.

Daisy Velez is an outgoing, gesticulating woman of 43 with empathic eyes and a cheery manner.

With a brisk cheery manner she scooped up a handful of soil, rubbing it into her paws to give some extra gripping power.

Instead, "in a cheery manner they said, 'No problem, we'll give you 10,000 points,' " he said.

To the public Dr. Bryant's cheery manner and neatly coiffed white hair may seem oddly dissonant with her mission.