How to Use freely in a Sentence

freely

adverb
  • I will freely give my life for my country.
  • Her limbs, typically glued to her side, are flung about freely.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022
  • People would be able to speak freely, but not to preach hate speech and misinformation.
    Matt Perault, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But even if customers are now allowed to go out freely, there is still a great deal of trepidation about what lies ahead.
    Claire Fu, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The third uninjured person moved around the property freely.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Companies that have been freely passing along price hikes for two years are starting to see resistance as people and other companies pull back.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Finally clean With penalties playing a role in the Coyotes' previous losses, the lack of time in the box allowed the Coyotes to play more freely.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In Chippie's case, Mady is careful to keep her absences brief, ensuring the pet has companionship, mental stimulation, and space to move freely.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Networks of Russian volunteers are helping some to escape, but many of the compounds are veritable prisons with guards who limit the ability of these people to move freely.
    Doug Klain, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The right to start a business, and to sell one’s labor freely.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The day camp was born from her wish to have a place where kids could play freely.
    Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Keep the tension at a point where the chain doesn’t sag but can move freely in its track around the bar.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • And if not, what are you allowed to freely say in the privacy of your own home in Maine?
    James Erwin, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • My hands freely roamed his body but always made their way back to his ass.
    Zachary Zane, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2023
  • For the first time in more than a century, the river flowed freely by the end of August.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Goats roam freely on the island, to the delight of visitors and, good news, all the goats made it out alive.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
  • The goal is to have enough room for the ingredients to move around freely while cooking.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The hippos, however, were left to roam freely in a hot, marshy area.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 6 May 2023
  • The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The breathable weave is ideal for hot sleepers as the air can flow freely.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2023
  • When the atoms touched the ring, they were found to stick to it, flowing freely along that edge in one direction.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The toe box is seamless to reduce friction and allow the toes to move freely.
    Lacey Muinos, Health, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Although dads and employees could come and go freely, moms had to check in and out.
    Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Afterward the electrons were bound up in atoms, and light could flow freely.
    Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Jagger moved freely in what appears to be a bar in Mustique, St. Vicent and the Grenadines.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Over time, for longer and longer stretches, he would be allowed to move freely among the other birds.
    Oliver Whang Andres Serrano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The president sometimes speaks more freely in campaign events, away from the glare of the cameras.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Her face was covered for the photo op as her dark tresses hung freely.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Herds can roam freely within the fenced horse area on the grounds, next to miles of river frontage at the roughly 1,500-acre estate.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In other words, many of our leading authorities on loneliness suggest a nostalgic slate of solutions that hark back to a time when neighbors freely mingled and religious institutions provided a social and moral compass.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024

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