manfully

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for manfully
Adverb
  • The song encourages women to love courageously while guarding their hearts.
    Billboard China, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
  • While courageously intervening to protect a fellow passenger, he was viciously attacked.
    Judith Y. Kim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Ricky fought bravely, not just in the ring, but in his journey through life.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Even better, seven metro areas were firmly in buyers’ market territory, meaning there were at least six months of supply available for purchase.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Limit your interaction with them when possible and assert your boundaries firmly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Brian Daboll, in his opening statement for reporters, searched valiantly for the positives, and came up with this following a 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The show hit another peak after a mid-set lull, which Liam valiantly tried to shake off with stories, jokes, and playful crowd banter — a side of him more familiar offstage than on.
    Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Manfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manfully. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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