How to Use significantly in a Sentence

significantly

adverb
  • He looked significantly in her direction when he said that some of us are not doing our jobs.
  • Another store sold the game for a significantly lower price.
  • If you take my advice, your chances of winning will increase significantly.
  • People who smoke have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer than people who don't.
  • Grapes stored this way fared significantly worse than the control group.
    Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Vladimir the show is significantly lighter than Vladimir the book.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
  • So in Love is significantly longer in word length and has a whole new palette.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Have new signings made a club’s best team significantly stronger?
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That split dictates the size of player salaries, which both sides agree need to significantly rise.
    Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The site also has frequent sales in which items are significantly marked down.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 1 May 2025
  • Set-piece goals are up, but ball-in-play time is down significantly, as is the number of goals scored from open play.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, the amount of leave on the books has increased significantly.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The ring thus cost significantly less than his mother's.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Laws vary significantly from state to state, and even from county to county.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Those cars were significantly faster than the Next Gen around this track.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Ecuador's defense has tightened up significantly over the course of this first half.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • By the time the strike began, patrol had trimmed its ask significantly.
    Kylea Henseler, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
  • At the start of the Iran war, that gas-spending gulf widened significantly.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • So the losses from those events tend to be significantly higher.
    CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The side that faces away from the earth differs significantly from the familiar face of the moon.
    JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
  • And since leaving that apartment, my life has not gotten significantly worse in any sort of way.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 5 May 2023
  • The storm is set to knock out power and significantly disrupt travel, work and school.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But over the last three decades, the nonprofit has grown significantly.
    Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The spring and fall tend to be significantly quieter, while winter is the park’s low season.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But while set-piece goals are up, the overall number of goals scored has fallen significantly.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The complex-task-first group was significantly less fatigued at the end of the workday.
    Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Even a few days away from Earth can significantly alter the human body.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The rates dropped most significantly among white babies, the study noted.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • His play had regressed significantly as both a passer and a running threat.
    Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • This one habit can improve your results significantly over time.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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