How to Use very well in a Sentence
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That was very well thought out.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
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Judges work very well with rules.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
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That could very well be the case.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
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That line did not play very well.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Williams has played very well so far.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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All that seemed to work out very well.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Guy Pearce does do evil very well.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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The Bills very well could be priced out.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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The use case fits fusion very well.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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That was captured very well in the film.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
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Things are going along very well.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
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This could very well form a newborn ocean.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Rinse it very well with warm water.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
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Things have gone very well this morning.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Oh no, she was treated very well there.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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And pays very, very well indeed.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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The mattress is very well-made.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
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And logging, alas, does not pay very well.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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And that very well could be the case with Hafley still.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
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Kirby has pitched very well in three of those games.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Those posts performed very well.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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And that didn’t work very well, either.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
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Weallget along very, very well.
—Robin Raven, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Faith No More may very well be no more.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
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The beef sticks were here, the beef jerky was there and now that may very well change.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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It’s all been very well timed by Sherwood, too.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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The athletes are very well taken care of now.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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He got paid very well and great for him and his family.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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The pause could very well be just a pause, but as of now, it’s not known for how long.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
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In the real world, the plan is not going very well.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
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