How to Use greatly in a Sentence

greatly

adverb
  • They don't seem to be greatly bothered by the delay.
  • She has contributed greatly to our success.
  • The units above the ground greatly impact the success of the commercial on the ground.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The bruises were deep and greatly swollen and painful for days.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Albeit one who suffered greatly in the name of the sport.
    Sue Carswell, People.com, 24 July 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean those who led the way greatly profited over the years ahead.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • This risk can be greatly reduced with the help of imaging.
    Hannah Docter-Loeb, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The level of heat can vary greatly depending on the brand and type of chiles used.
    Colleen Weeden, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Keep in mind that the selection will be greatly reduced at the same time.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Some of it has to do with his mother, who passed away in 2019 and whose loss still affects him greatly.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Your husband is greatly flawed as a partner to you and as a father.
    cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Our lives were greatly enriched by those exchanges across the pond.
    Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2022
  • Raymond is the real deal and the Red Wings are about to benefit greatly from it.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • Yes, Western weapons help greatly—but weapons don’t fight wars.
    Illia Ponomarenko, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the future will greatly challenge him and others here.
    Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In a post announcing his passing, The W said he would be greatly missed by all who knew him.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The tone of the works, however, varies greatly as they would have been made for different clients.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • How all of these threats play out will depend greatly on context.
    Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The syrup used also varies greatly from country to country.
    John Moretti, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The number of fruit falling from the trees is greatly diminished as well.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Vinyl has greatly improved over the years and is now resistant to cracks, chips, and fading.
    Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022
  • One thing that should factor greatly into the college choice is cost.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, their views on economics would diverge greatly in years to come.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Soil and climate vary greatly not only from state to state but even in the same neighborhood.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
  • Supporting the weight of larger bass like this greatly reduces the risk of causing damage to the jaw bone or the soft tissue of the bass’s mouth.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • For years the city of Detroit greatly over-assessed the value of Bonnett's home and many others like it.
    Haley Yamada, ABC News, 7 July 2022
  • The death of the true sports car has been greatly exaggerated.
    David Dewhurst, Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Brooke Shields added that the industry has changed greatly since her own days on Calvin Klein billboards.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2022
  • If China and Russia refuse to recognize the mechanism, or move to block its enforcement, the West's ability to compel Iran via diplomacy would be greatly undermined.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Connecticut’s biggest cities historically benefit greatly, but the funding requests reach all corners of the state.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025

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