Examples of handily in a Sentence
He won the card game handily.
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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South Carolina handily upset previously unbeaten UConn 62-48 Friday night after UCLA handled Texas 51-42.
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Greg Cote
april 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
UConn also beat South Carolina handily during the 2024-25 regular season.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
UConn also beat South Carolina handily during the 2024-25 regular season.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Knicks went on to defeat the tanking, depleted Grizzlies handily, a 130-119 win good enough to snap a depressing three-game losing streak against the Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Greg Cote
april 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
UConn also beat South Carolina handily during the 2024-25 regular season.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
UConn also beat South Carolina handily during the 2024-25 regular season.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Knicks went on to defeat the tanking, depleted Grizzlies handily, a 130-119 win good enough to snap a depressing three-game losing streak against the Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for handily
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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