manually
adverb
ma·nu·al·ly
ˈman-yə-wə-lē 
-yə-lē,
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—
Nancy Taylor Robson
Nancy Taylor RobsonExamples of manually in a Sentence
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The circumstances under which officers must manually switch on their cameras are often dictated by department policy.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Orchestration is the use of collaboration and visibility to manually rework schedules.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Kia says owners should manually engage the emergency parking brake before exiting until their cars are fixed.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
This required the crew to manually brake by applying pressure to the pedals while deploying the aircraft’s thrust reversers — an additional way to decelerate a flight while landing — according to the investigation.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
Your other option, of course, would be to tackle the job by hand, using an algae scrubber brush to manually brush the perimeter of the pool.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2024
Alameda County election officials will manually count the petition signatures submitted to recall District Attorney Pamela Price after an initial attempt failed to establish whether there are enough valid signatures to trigger an election.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Contributors had to wade through fine print and manually uncheck the recurring donation box to just make a single donation.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Keep in Mind Users have to manually control the audio every time a video comes on.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Orchestration is the use of collaboration and visibility to manually rework schedules.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Kia says owners should manually engage the emergency parking brake before exiting until their cars are fixed.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
This required the crew to manually brake by applying pressure to the pedals while deploying the aircraft’s thrust reversers — an additional way to decelerate a flight while landing — according to the investigation.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
Your other option, of course, would be to tackle the job by hand, using an algae scrubber brush to manually brush the perimeter of the pool.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2024
Alameda County election officials will manually count the petition signatures submitted to recall District Attorney Pamela Price after an initial attempt failed to establish whether there are enough valid signatures to trigger an election.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Contributors had to wade through fine print and manually uncheck the recurring donation box to just make a single donation.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Keep in Mind Users have to manually control the audio every time a video comes on.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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