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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Those matchups and the Ole Miss game all handily eclipsed 2024’s highest sales game (Tennessee, $762K).
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Graham, a four-term senator now eyeing his fifth, has handily won every reelection bid in the past.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Given a fan base that spans virtually all demographics, Cars will handily take first place in its opening weekend and is destined to emerge as one of the season’s biggest performers.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Lewis participated in Black activist circles in Boston, and donated sculptures to religious organizations that supported women’s rights, but her work could also play handily into the status quo.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Graham, a four-term senator now eyeing his fifth, has handily won every reelection bid in the past.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Given a fan base that spans virtually all demographics, Cars will handily take first place in its opening weekend and is destined to emerge as one of the season’s biggest performers.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Lewis participated in Black activist circles in Boston, and donated sculptures to religious organizations that supported women’s rights, but her work could also play handily into the status quo.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 14 Jun. 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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