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Recent Examples of shakily
When Stanton shakily read her Declaration, the crowd seemed wary of the voting-rights point.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
His 2025 season started somewhat shakily, then included a quadriceps injury that cost him two games and opened the door for Jake Moody to temporarily handle the kicking duties.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
The defense began shakily, giving up 231 yards of total offense in the first half.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 30 Aug. 2025
On YouTube, cats with radial nerve paralysis were able to walk shakily.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
His 2025 season started somewhat shakily, then included a quadriceps injury that cost him two games and opened the door for Jake Moody to temporarily handle the kicking duties.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
The defense began shakily, giving up 231 yards of total offense in the first half.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 30 Aug. 2025
On YouTube, cats with radial nerve paralysis were able to walk shakily.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakily
Adverb
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thickened with a little potato and flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine, and the faintly anise-y herb tarragon, this sleeper hit of a soup is subtle, springy, and unexpectedly special.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The gold prongs and stones have to be delicately inserted by hand, in fact.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Silseth threw him one pitch, and Alvarez grounded weakly to second.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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There were sketches that ran too long, or ended weakly, but were generally redeemed by a young(ish), confident 11-member cast that made the most of them.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity — so central to the novel’s violence and otherness — is feebly erased.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Shakily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakily. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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