Examples of hotly in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
If the auction was so hotly competitive, the thinking goes, the book must be outrageously good or the writer enormously promising.
—
Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
But playoff games, particularly in a hotly competitive series, are often their own entities and have little carryover.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Prediction markets offering sports wagers are being hotly contested in state and federal court across the nation, as states argue such trades are sports gambling, which fall exclusively under state regulation.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Paper Tiger wasn’t announced last week during the official Cannes Film Festival lineup, but the film has been hotly tipped as one of this year’s late additions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hotly
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
But playoff games, particularly in a hotly competitive series, are often their own entities and have little carryover.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Prediction markets offering sports wagers are being hotly contested in state and federal court across the nation, as states argue such trades are sports gambling, which fall exclusively under state regulation.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Paper Tiger wasn’t announced last week during the official Cannes Film Festival lineup, but the film has been hotly tipped as one of this year’s late additions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hotly
Cite this Entry
“Hotly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotly. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
