How to Use wildly in a Sentence

wildly

adverb
  • He was waving his arms wildly.
  • I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.
  • From the looks of the frown on Dua’s face, it was also had a wildly unimpressive taste.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The views and breeze are impossible to top (or replicate) and the food is wildly unique.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Fleming completes the chunk by wildly swinging the sack around.
    Miriam Katz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • To be sure, many of Liszt’s habits would now be seen as wildly eccentric.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The wind was blowing wildly by the time Verna pulled into the grocery store.
    Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Folks are not making as much money but the cost of living is wildly high.
    Hazlitt, 16 Aug. 2023
  • It’ll be followed by the co-best time of year in the NBA — July, when free agency time means some teams are going to wildly change.
    Tim Reynolds, ajc, 13 May 2023
  • But meanwhile, unbeknownst to most of us, the secret lives of trees are wildly deep and complex.
    Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Are two point guards with wildly divergent styles one too many?
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Still, the weather can swing wildly from summer to winter, as can the crowds and prices for hotels, excursions, and more.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Strobe lights and lasers illuminated the stage as Yachty jumped around screaming his lyrics as his braids and beads danced wildly in the air.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But, like one’s taste for mayonnaise (go off, NOLA), these things vary wildly state by state.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The rules of collecting the two genera are wildly conflicting.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 30 July 2023
  • That’s one reason the movie works: Things spiral wildly out of control for Dom and Cole, but the foundation feels real.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
  • If that wasn’t wildly eventful other than the Shiv-Tom marital strife, stay tuned.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
  • But the show’s book by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould is nothing but brushstrokes, widely, and at times wildly, drawn.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Slip eye masks are wildly popular — and for good reason.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2024
  • And though the weather can vary wildly in the mountains in March, April, and May, average temperatures tend to be warmer.
    Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Prescott is just as capable of going tilt as the wildly unpredictable Allen is.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Make sure to add them to your Amazon cart while the wildly affordable headphones are 50 percent off, and keep scrolling for more can't-miss deals on headphones.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Hop on the wildly scenic Glacier Express or Bernina Express trains.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But this wacky bit of action fun is wildly entertaining and zips by with the good-natured buzz of a bumblebee.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The song picks up, our leader gesturing wildly as if conducting the band from his podium.
    Amy Wolff, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
  • Getting satellites into space, of course, is wildly expensive, and the payoff can take some time.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Also, the way memes work means that sometimes the meaning changes wildly depending on the context people are using it for.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The train’s new routes, which launch in February, spotlight Malaysia’s wildly diverse landscapes.
    Kiera Carter, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Moments later, after a Miami free throw, Siegrist missed wildly from the other side of the lane as Villanova had a chance to extend the game.
    Aaron Beard, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
  • His face, even above water, is perspiring wildly, large droplets of sweat streaming down his forehead.
    Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023

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