handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
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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The Nighthawks won their first two games handily, then lost three straight and were 4-4 in mid-September.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Then in 2020, Markey handily defeated the young primary challenger Joe Kennedy III by more than 10 points.
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In a quarter where JPMorgan handily topped expectations, thanks to booming activity in institutional trading, questions from reporters and analysts around credit losses took center stage.
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Matthews and Nylander have typically won their minutes handily over the years.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Then in 2020, Markey handily defeated the young primary challenger Joe Kennedy III by more than 10 points.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
In a quarter where JPMorgan handily topped expectations, thanks to booming activity in institutional trading, questions from reporters and analysts around credit losses took center stage.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Matthews and Nylander have typically won their minutes handily over the years.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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 23 Oct. 2025.
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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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