Smoothly

His gaze went cool and opaque, his expression smoothly blank. ❋ Nancy Gideon (2010)

The configuration files for the virtual servers went in smoothly, and I even managed to trick the MySQL database management system that holds all my blog posts to let me simply copy my files by creating an empty database of the same name and then overwriting it with my backups – far faster than importing everything. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lid spun smoothly from the cask with a soft sucking sound. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The crisp, chocolaty cookies are a nice textural contrast to the creamy cream cheese base of the cake, and the creme filling of the cookie blends in smoothly and sweetly to the rest of the dessert. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Suitably rubber-gloved, he took hold of said thread and pulled sharply, expecting a nice big bag of smack to emerge smoothly from the orifice. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

The fact that most births go smoothly is actually unfortunate in the respect that it encourages people to do home births where resuscitation equipment and personnel are not readily available. ❋ Unknown (2008)

BBC News: The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from a launch pad in southern Andhra Pradesh to embark on a two-year mission of exploration. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But as soon as it becomes part of the distribution system, as soon as the wheels start locking together and everything works smoothly from the production and distribution point of view, then the [replacement artists who can produce the work the way the system wants it done] become important. ❋ Lou Anders (2008)

The plot starts in the middle and the characters get no introduction: There's this dude Michael (Justin Bruening), a man severely lacking in David Hasselhoffness, who has this cool car (voice of Val Kilmer) severely lacking in Cylon-eyeishness, though it rates very high in the fake-looking Transformers rip-off* department, being able to change smoothly from a sports car to a pickup truck in order to ensure that Ford gets maximum product placement. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The murder mystery comes deep into the tale turning the story line smoothly from a historical novel into a police procedural with a superb final twist that reminds the audience it is 1864 Hampshire (though some will insist it could be 2008 DC with the last spin). ❋ Unknown (2008)

But Danticat avoids sentimentality in smoothly honed prose that is nonetheless redolent with emotion. ❋ Unknown (2007)

“My name is Daemon SaDiablo,” he said, his cordial court voice flowing smoothly from a trained throat. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Yarn that is spun too fine and that doesn't feed smoothly from the ball BREAKS CONSTANTLY when you Navaho ply it, leading to lots of knots, uneven tension, and the air turning blue around me with cussin '. ❋ Unknown (2006)

If he's going to blend in smoothly, he needs a bright red pickup truck with extra-large mirrors, chrome bumper guards and a very loud sound system. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Everything going smoothly" is also a laugh, because most everybody who has come here from the North has wild tales to tell of how things did NOT go smoothly. ❋ Unknown (2004)

"[Tell me] about your daughter. Is she nice? What kinds of things is she into?" "I [shall] run this smoothly, [Madam], she is currently ..." ❋ Krkič (2022)

"[The game] is [running] smoothly!" ❋ Jjjjoe (2023)