handily

adverb

hand·i·ly ˈhan-də-lē

Synonyms of handily next

: in a dexterous manner

: easily

defeated the other candidate handily

: conveniently nearby

Example Sentences

He won the card game handily. handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie

Recent Examples on the Web Both Shapiro and Moore handily defeated their pro-Trump rivals in their gubernatorial races. —

Fox News, 27 Jan. 2023 O'Rourke, who was defeated handily by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) in the election, is down to just over $212,000 in cash on hand, according to filings. —

Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner, 25 Jan. 2023 Now that the Cincinnati Bengals have knocked the Buffalo Bills out of contention, the Kansas City Chiefs — who handily defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round last Saturday — are the favorites to win the Lombardi trophy. —

Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 21 Jan. 2023 Pillen handily defeated Democrat Carol Blood in the November general election in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat as governor since 1994. —

Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2023 His victory in July capped his second run for the office, having been defeated handily by Mosby in 2018. —

Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2023 White soundly won the March 1998 primary, then handily defeated his Republican opponent in the general election to become Illinois’ first Black secretary of state. —

Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023 Still, Kerr’s team rose to the occasion and handily defeated what remains arguably the best team in the Eastern Conference, 123-107. —

C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Dec. 2022 Baker denied that was the case, and Maura Healey, a Democrat, handily defeated Diehl in November. —

Kris Rhim, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022 See More

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