perfectly
adverb
per·fect·ly
ˈpər-fik(t)-lē 
Examples of perfectly in a Sentence
The steak was perfectly cooked.
you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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With the future of the show uncertain, the cast and crew shot the episode with a conclusion that wraps up the series perfectly.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Not everything landed perfectly, with the writing of many of the live bits feeling like the staff are just going through the motions, but Brunson’s ability to commit to each role and work seamlessly off the cast more than made up for it.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
The New York Times’ reporting about unrest at the Justice Department over the Trump administration’s investigation of campus agitation at Columbia exemplifies perfectly how media bias distorts the public’s grasp of legal controversies.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 May 2025
Every poem is its own recommendation engine, and every reader will find a perfectly idiosyncratic way of following it.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Not everything landed perfectly, with the writing of many of the live bits feeling like the staff are just going through the motions, but Brunson’s ability to commit to each role and work seamlessly off the cast more than made up for it.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
The New York Times’ reporting about unrest at the Justice Department over the Trump administration’s investigation of campus agitation at Columbia exemplifies perfectly how media bias distorts the public’s grasp of legal controversies.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 May 2025
Every poem is its own recommendation engine, and every reader will find a perfectly idiosyncratic way of following it.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for perfectly
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfectly. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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perfectly
adverb
per·fect·ly
ˈpər-fik-(t)lē
1
: in a perfect manner
understand perfectly
2
: quite sense 1, altogether
I was perfectly willing
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