How to Use mightily in a Sentence

mightily

adverb
  • They contributed mightily to the cause.
  • She struggled mightily to read his handwriting.
  • The soldiers fought mightily before finally surrendering.
  • That said, Utah still struggled mightily to keep him, and the rest of the guards, out of the paint.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The complexion of things for the buy-buy-buy Padres would change mightily.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Aztecs have struggled mightily getting the ball into the end zone.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Alabama struggled mightily in the loss to Texas on both sides of the ball.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Colts have struggled mightily on offense most of the season.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
  • River Hill’s bats struggled mightily for much of the game.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2023
  • Jarvis was a first-round pick in 2020 but struggled mightily in Double-A last year.
    The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The United States would struggle mightily to flatten the country or to take and hold it.
    Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Bucs, who’ve struggled mightily on the offensive side of the ball in recent weeks, are 2.5-point favorites.
    Catena Media, al, 13 Nov. 2022
  • LeVert struggled mightily from the field (1 of 12) but did chip in nine assists.
    Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The other is the Jaguars, a team that has struggled mightily in Lucas Oil Stadium for the last half-decade.
    The Indianapolis Star, 12 May 2023
  • That said, the Padres also struggled mightily against the Dodgers in the regular season.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • The guy who was part of the Hader trade but never pitched for the Brewers has struggled mightily in Colorado this year.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
  • The Bruins power play struggled mightily in the second half of the season.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • That news led the Adani Group’s stock to rebound mightily, and the founder has seen his fortune rise by $13.3 billion, the largest wealth gain of anyone this year (so far).
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The Portland Thorns struggled mightily in a 3-1 loss at the Orlando Pride last week.
    oregonlive, 17 June 2023
  • The New York Yankees, on the other hand, are in dead last place in the same division, as the winners of that group last year have struggled mightily.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • However, the 6-foot-8 right-hander has struggled mightily in his three starts since the break.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2023
  • And that could be great news for a Packers defense that struggled mightily for much of last season.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2023
  • Indiana struggled mightily in the third quarter as the Lynx outscored it 19-7.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd didn’t step up like the Bengals needed them to, and the offense suffered mightily as a result.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Riley Watson kept Howard (7-3, 6-1) close in the first quarter with eight points of her own, but the Lions offense struggled mightily the rest of the way.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The Dolphins struggled mightily at home to get their offense going in Week 18.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The Cowboys struggled mightily against the 49ers, finishing with four turnovers and only eight first downs.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The Tigers have struggled mightily in the closing minutes of games, and that once again showed up Tuesday night in College Station.
    Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Larson has struggled mightily at Martinsville in the past.
    Steve Reed, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Ducks have missed the playoffs each of the last five seasons and have struggled mightily on defense, allowing a league-worst 338 goals this season.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023

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