How to Use differently in a Sentence

differently

adverb
  • Buona Beef cooks its meat differently from the rest of the places on this list.
    Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2023
  • If Alpina had got in a bit ahead of Chobani things might have worked out differently.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • But the pain of the Ulvade tragedy hit the survivor of the 2012 shooting at Chardon High School differently.
    Brenda Cain, cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • If Trump stayed away from the trail, would things have turned out differently?
    Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • You’re treated differently in the press than a man is, for sure.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 June 2023
  • Car loans for teens and young adults are tricky and work differently than car loans for adults.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Not only are we built differently, but our bodies can change shape over the course of the month.
    Izzy Grinspan, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Beyond just that though, bettors in the states have to plan a bit differently.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
  • There are a few different hinge points on the show in which things could have gone differently.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Bob Barbrow, chief of the agate desk in Sports, put it a little differently.
    USA Today, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Having children saved me — and taught me to be in this world differently.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And her record plays differently in different parts of the city.
    Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • Every cut of beef here is prepared differently based on what’s best for the cut.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But back in those days, things worked very differently.
    Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
  • From soybeans to quinoa, seeds grow differently in space than on land.
    Nell Lewis, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • That might be true as the seedling emerges from the seed, but when that tree grows to 5 or so years old, the root system develops very differently.
    Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Why did so many people die – and what should have been done differently?
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2022
  • And Koepka was left to wonder if things might have turned out differently had someone else been in the group ahead of him.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Their sizing runs differently than other brands, so be sure to check the size guide.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The pan-fried dish is cheap and fast, and everyone makes theirs a little differently.
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Durham said there are things the FBI should have done differently, but that's not the issue the jury must consider.
    Gillian Morley, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The study found that the stronger typhoons carry more moisture and track differently.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The rash also seems to progress differently than in past cases.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 June 2022
  • Some students may have been kept alive longer, or done away with differently.
    Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Wall Street has viewed Nike and Adidas very differently during the past 12 months.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 July 2024
  • To say the least, the three avocados had aged quite differently.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • What is your school doing differently this year to keep kids safe and engaged?
    CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Across the Spider-Verse is no exception, but the lesson at the core of this plot hits differently somehow.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 June 2023
  • Or the one trusted to work differently during a personal challenge because life, not work, comes first.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • The differently sized bubbles blew around our table, their fragile skins shining.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025

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